Commercial airliner in mid-air crash with Black Hawk helicopter over Washington DC

A passenger jet has collided mid-air with a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter while landing at an airport near Washington DC.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed the crash involved a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet and a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.

The airliner was on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9pm local time (2am UK time).

PSA was operating flight AA5342 for American Airlines which had departed from the city of Wichita, Kansas.

The crash site is centred on the Potomac River near the airport.

Multiple helicopters, including those from the US Park Police, DC Metropolitan Police Department and US military, were flying over the scene

Local police said on social media that "a multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway".

The National Transportation Safety Board said it was gathering more information on the incident.

All takeoffs and landings at the airport have been temporarily halted, though the terminal remains open.

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