Abadi Ismail, who lives near the Potomac River in Washington DC, witnessed the fatal collision of a helicopter and an American Airlines plane on Wednesday night. He described the scene to LBC as chaotic and likened it to a war zone.
A man who witnessed the fatal plane crash in Washington DC has described the scene he saw from the window of his home. Abadi Ismail, who lives close to the Potomac river in the US capital, said that the collision of a helicopter and an American Airlines plane on Wednesday night was "like a war zone".Describing the scene to LBC's Ben Kentish, Mr Ismail said: "Somewhere around 8:50pm last night I was ready to get to bed when I heard a loud bang bang within two seconds...
Emergency services desperately worked to find survivors in the river but everyone on board both aircraft died.He said that he could see the helicopters... really trying to spot anything in the water. "It's 9pm and the water is absolutely freezing and you can see actually the ice, the sheet of ice all over the Potomac."Speaking on Thursday, Donald Trump questioned the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller.
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