An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

A helicopter and another aircraft collided near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening, two people familiar with the incident said, drawing a large emergency response. The D.C. fire department said on X that a small aircraft was reported down in the Potomac River near the airport but did not immediately provide more details of what happened.

An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D