Washington, D. C: Eighteen bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River after an American Airlines plane collided with a helicopter mid-air and crashed, a US official said.

The incident occurred near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, about five kilometres from the White House. Following the collision, search and rescue operations continue in the Potomac River.

Video footage captured the moment when the American Airlines plane and the helicopter collided mid-air before plunging into the river. According to the airline, American Eagle Flight 5342 was en route from Kansas to Washington, D.C., carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. Reports indicate that the helicopter was on a training flight with three military personnel on board.

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Chennai (PTI): Vijay-led TVK secured an impressive 108 seats trouncing the incumbent DMK led by M K Stalin which finished with only 59 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections held on April 23, as per the final tally of the ECI on Tuesday.

The opposition AIADMK won 47 seats while its allies the PMK obtained 4 and the BJP and AMMK clinched one seat each respectively in the election, according to the data available on the Election commission of India's website.

The DMK's allies - the Congress managed to win 5 seats, the IUML, CPI, CPI (M), and VCK: 2 each and DMDK secured one seat, among a total of 234 Assembly constituencies in the state.

The votes were taken up for counting on May 4 and the final tally was announced on Tuesday.

Actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on Monday created a record of sorts in the electoral history of Tamil Nadu and emerged as the single largest party by delivering a shock defeat to DMK and its president Stalin in his Kolathur constituency, while the AIADMK was pushed to a distant third spot.

Vijay won from both Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East constituencies.

The TVK has clocked nearly 35 per cent (34.92) vote share in its debut polls.

This will be the first time in Tamil Nadu that a party will assume power a little over two years after its founding in February 2024.