A passenger jet coming from Kansas collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in D.C.

Emergency response units conduct search and rescue operations in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on ...

Emergency crews continue to recover bodies from the Potomac River after an American Airlines passenger jet carrying 64 people collided with a Black Hawk helicopter, plunging into the frigid waters.

The crash occurred around 9 p.m. before search and rescue efforts began in the nearby Potomac River for the 60 passengers and four crew members from the plane and three soldiers from the helicopter.

Law enforcement is on the scene conducting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. LATEST UPDATES: Passenger jet and Black Hawk helicopter collide near Potomac River There ...

Emergency crews respond to the crash site near the Potomac River after a passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia.