welcome
BBC

BBC

US Politics

US Politics

American Airlines jet collides with helicopter in Washington DC: What we know so far

BBC
Summary
Nutrition label

67% Informative

A passenger plane carrying 64 passengers and crew crashed into a river in Washington DC .

The plane collided with a US Army helicopter as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport .

Eighteen bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River , where search and rescue teams are scouring the waters in freezing temperatures.

The Pentagon said the helicopter involved was a Sikorsky H-60 that took off from Fort Belvoir in Virginia .

VR Score

69

Informative language

68

Neutral language

65

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

no affiliate links