No survivors are expected to be found after an American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided midair with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., in what would be the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster in more than two decades.

No survivors are expected after a passenger plane collided in mid air with a helicopter near Washington DC on Wednesday evening, officials in the US say. The plane was carrying 64 passengers and crew when it landed in the Potomac River after the collision,

An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S Army helicopter Wednesday night, causing media outlets to commence wall-to-wall coverage.