Nearly 300 people involved in rescue operation at US plane crash site

Nearly 300 people are involved in the rescue operation at the plane crash site in a river in Washington, John Donnelly, head of the capital's fire and emergency medical services, said at a press conference at Reagan Airport, Report informs via US media.

About 300 people are involved in the rescue operation, he said.

The collision of a Black Hawk military helicopter and a passenger flight from Kansas carrying 64 people near the capital's Reagan Airport could be the largest aviation disaster in the US in 15 years.