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US President Donald Trump spoke in the White House press briefing room on Thursday (Friday morning AEDT), located about five kilometres away from the fatal crash site. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, and others, speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Three US Army personnel were on board the Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it collided with the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet arriving in the city from Wichita, Kansas, just before 9pm on Wednesday (2pm Thursday AEDT).

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