Sean Duffy, the new Secretary of Transportation, has said that he met with the families of the victims of the January 29 accident in Washington, DC, the United States. He vowed that the investigation into the accident would be transparent, despite the fact that Donald Trump , the President of the US, has claimed that diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) policies were at fault for the crash.
Unexpected first days on the job
In a statement published on X, formerly known as Twitter, Duffy said that this was not what he expected his first days as the Secretary of Transportation to be. Duffy added that he had met with some of the families who lost loved ones in the crash near Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) on January 29.
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67 people perished when a US Army (USA) Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided with a PSA Airlines (operating American Airlines Flight 5342 on behalf of American Eagle ) Bombardier CRJ700. 60 passengers and four crew members were onboard the latter, while three USA members were onboard the former.
“Their pain is immeasurable. I can’t take away their pain, but I can do a very small part to help ease it by keeping my promise to get to the bottom of what happened and be 100% transparent about the results of the investigation. They have my word.”
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