American Airlines flight collides with helicopter in Washington DC

Rachel Looker
Reporting from Washington, DC

I’m on the roof of my apartment building in northern Virginia across from the airport.

I was surprised to see about a dozen of my neighbours standing along the railing to watch the clusters of emergency lights.

We’ve been hearing sirens as emergency response vehicles flock to Reagan. There are two helicopters surrounding the crash scene.

I’ve lived in this building for two years and have never seen this large of an emergency response at the airport. I’m on the Virginia side of the Potomac.

The accident seems to be concentrated closer to the Maryland side of the river.