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D.C. firefighters said a vehicle plunged into the Potomac River after being involved in a crash the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Police are investigating whether wintry weather played a role in the ...
A child and two adults walking on a railroad bridge were killed when they were struck by a train in northern Virginia, police said. Fairfax County Police say their preliminary investigation shows ...
On January 29, 2025, a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air with American Airlines Flight 5342 (operated by PSA Airlines as American Eagle), [a] a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner, over the Potomac River, approximately half a mile (800 m) short of runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
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At 4:01 pm EST, it crashed into the 14th Street Bridge across the Potomac River, 0.75 nmi (0.9 mi; 1.4 km) from the end of the runway. The plane hit six cars and a truck on the bridge, and tore away 97 feet (30 m) of the bridge's rail and 41 feet (12 m) of the bridge's wall.
Within seconds of the collision, the bridge broke apart in several places, [68] leaving sections protruding from the water and the roadway's approaches cut off. [66] The main span fell onto the ship's bow and a section of it came to rest there. [57] [69] The bridge strike and partial collapse were recorded on video. [70] [71]
A salvage company was working to pull the truck from the water, Coast Guard officials said.
Babitzin travelled in a speeding car en route to a concert. The driver lost control on an icy bridge and crashed. The bridge was covered with a plywood material instead of tarmac and was known by locals as a hazardous location. Three people died, a hitchhiker survived. [26] [better source needed] Bhinod Bacha: 1943 2023 80 years Mauritian civil ...