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Airport near Washington DC closed after aircraft crashes nearby

EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHER NEUNDORF

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia, located just across the Potomac River from Washington DC, said it was closed after an aircraft crashed into the river.

"Confirmed small aircraft down in Potomac River vicinity Reagan National Airport. Fireboats on scene," DC Fire and EMS Department wrote on X.

No further information was immediately available, with some unverified reports on X suggesting that the aircraft collided with a helicopter.

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