As details of the passengers on board the ill-fated flight from Wichita Kansas emerge, a local Virginia school network has revealed that they lost multiple students, parents, and former staff members in the tragic crash.

Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) said in a statement on their website:

"Many are reaching out to share their sorrow and emotions at this difficult time. We are hearing from students, staff members, and others in the community who are expressing their care and concern for those who have lost loved ones.

“We are devastated by the tragic news as we learn members of our FCPS community have lost their lives in the accident last night at Reagan National Airport.”

The identities of the many of the victims are yet to be announced, with search efforts under way to recover people from the site of the crash in Washington DC,

The Virginia school network added: "We have more details that we can now share. Many on the flight were returning from a figure skating event in Wichita, Kansas.

"What we know at this time is that three of our FCPS students and six of our FCPS parents were lost, affecting multiple schools and departments here at FCPS.

"Two of the parents were current or former FCPS staff members. Multiplying the grief are the siblings, spouses, relatives, friends and colleagues who have lost loved ones."