U. S. President Donald Trump believes the crash between an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a military helicopter "should have been prevented," APA reports citing Daily Mail.
The president initially delivered a statement hoping that God would bless the souls of the victims as emergency services in the city are searching the Potomac River near the airport following the incident just before 9pm on Wednesday night.
Trump later raised several questions about the crash: "The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a clear night, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn," he asked.
Trump continued: Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane. This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented.
The crash happened as the passenger plane was attempting to land at Reagan National Airport in Washington.
The president spoke about the crash in a statement: "I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport," he said.
"May God Bless their souls. Thank you for the incredible work being done by our first responders. I am monitoring the situation and will provide more details as they arise."
