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| Medical jet with six on board crashes into Philadelphia neighbourhood | Medical jet with six on board crashes into Philadelphia neighbourhood |
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| Watch: Police respond to fiery scene after small plane crashes in Philadelphia | Watch: Police respond to fiery scene after small plane crashes in Philadelphia |
| A small medical transport plane crashed into several buildings in north-east Philadelphia on Friday evening, setting homes and vehicles ablaze and injuring people on the ground. | |
| The plane had been on a medical transport mission, carrying a child patient and her mother, and four crew members, according to Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, a medical aircraft company. | |
| "We know that there will be loss," Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro said during a news conference at the scene of the crash, calling it an "awful aviation disaster". | "We know that there will be loss," Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro said during a news conference at the scene of the crash, calling it an "awful aviation disaster". |
| The six people aboard the plane were Mexican, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X, external. | |
| A spokesperson for Temple University Hospital-Jeanes in Philadelphia said they had treated six people who were injured on the ground during the crash, according to US media reports. | |
| Three of those people have been treated and released, while details are not yet known about the condition of the other three, the reports said. | |
| Emergency crews rushed to the evening crash scene as residents crowded streets littered with fiery debris and pieces of the aircraft. | Emergency crews rushed to the evening crash scene as residents crowded streets littered with fiery debris and pieces of the aircraft. |
| Witnesses described a chaotic scene with people who were injured and structures ablaze. | Witnesses described a chaotic scene with people who were injured and structures ablaze. |
| The child on board the plane was receiving care in the US for a life-threatening condition and was returning to Tijuana, Mexico, Shai Gold, a spokesman for Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, told a local NBC outlet, external. | The child on board the plane was receiving care in the US for a life-threatening condition and was returning to Tijuana, Mexico, Shai Gold, a spokesman for Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, told a local NBC outlet, external. |
| The girl was accompanied by her mother, a pilot, a copilot, a doctor and a paramedic, the spokesman said. | The girl was accompanied by her mother, a pilot, a copilot, a doctor and a paramedic, the spokesman said. |
| Mr Gold told NBC the child's treatment was sponsored by a third-partner charity. | Mr Gold told NBC the child's treatment was sponsored by a third-partner charity. |
| "She fought quite a lot to survive, and unfortunately, this tragedy on the way home," he said. | "She fought quite a lot to survive, and unfortunately, this tragedy on the way home," he said. |
| The Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia put out a notice on X for Mexican nationals affected by the incident to call a helpline. | The Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia put out a notice on X for Mexican nationals affected by the incident to call a helpline. |
| Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said city officials do not know the number of fatalities, but the city is "asking for prayers for anyone and everyone that may have been affected". | Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said city officials do not know the number of fatalities, but the city is "asking for prayers for anyone and everyone that may have been affected". |
| "If you see debris, call 911, don't touch anything," she told city residents. | "If you see debris, call 911, don't touch anything," she told city residents. |
| The crash happened just blocks from the Roosevelt Mall, a three-storey shopping center in a densely populated part of Philadelphia, the fifth biggest city in the US. | The crash happened just blocks from the Roosevelt Mall, a three-storey shopping center in a densely populated part of Philadelphia, the fifth biggest city in the US. |
| The area where the crash occurred is filled with terraced housing and shops. | The area where the crash occurred is filled with terraced housing and shops. |
| Videos of the incident online show the plane coming down quickly and sparking a huge fireball. | Videos of the incident online show the plane coming down quickly and sparking a huge fireball. |
| Witnesses described shrapnel from the crash damaging cars and sending burning debris into the streets. Photos of the aftermath show burning cars mangled. | Witnesses described shrapnel from the crash damaging cars and sending burning debris into the streets. Photos of the aftermath show burning cars mangled. |
| One man who spoke with CBS, the BBC's US partner, said he was driving in the area when he heard a whirring sound and then a loud explosion. | One man who spoke with CBS, the BBC's US partner, said he was driving in the area when he heard a whirring sound and then a loud explosion. |
| "Everyone just started screaming," he said. | "Everyone just started screaming," he said. |
| One witness told local media that the explosion "lit up the whole sky". | One witness told local media that the explosion "lit up the whole sky". |
| "I just saw a plane basically hit the building and it exploded. The sky lit up and I pulled over and basically, it was just real bad around here," the witness told WPVI-TV, external, describing the crash as feeling like an earthquake. | "I just saw a plane basically hit the building and it exploded. The sky lit up and I pulled over and basically, it was just real bad around here," the witness told WPVI-TV, external, describing the crash as feeling like an earthquake. |
| Ryan Tian, 23, told The Philadelphia Inquirer, external he was getting dinner when he saw a "massive fireball" that turned the sky orange. "I thought we were getting attacked by something," he said. | Ryan Tian, 23, told The Philadelphia Inquirer, external he was getting dinner when he saw a "massive fireball" that turned the sky orange. "I thought we were getting attacked by something," he said. |
| Did you witness the crash? If it is safe to do so, get in touch. | Did you witness the crash? If it is safe to do so, get in touch. |
| Charred cars and piece of debris line streets after the crash | Charred cars and piece of debris line streets after the crash |
| What do we know about the crash? | What do we know about the crash? |
| The plane, a Learjet 55, crashed at around 18:30 local time after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It crashed less than four miles (6.4km) from the airport. | |
| The FAA said in a statement that the flight was en-route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri. At first, the agency said two people were on the plane but later revised that to six. | The FAA said in a statement that the flight was en-route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri. At first, the agency said two people were on the plane but later revised that to six. |
| According to data on FlightAware, a flight tracking website, the plane was operated by a company called Med Jets, and had arrived in Philadelphia from Florida less than four hours earlier. | According to data on FlightAware, a flight tracking website, the plane was operated by a company called Med Jets, and had arrived in Philadelphia from Florida less than four hours earlier. |
| The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating. | The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating. |
| In a statement, President Donald Trump said his administration was "totally engaged". | In a statement, President Donald Trump said his administration was "totally engaged". |
| "So sad to see the plane go down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More innocent souls lost," he said. | "So sad to see the plane go down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More innocent souls lost," he said. |
| The plane crash comes just two days after a much larger collision happened between a commercial jet and a military helicopter in Washington DC, where officials believe all 67 people aboard both aircraft were killed. | The plane crash comes just two days after a much larger collision happened between a commercial jet and a military helicopter in Washington DC, where officials believe all 67 people aboard both aircraft were killed. |
| It was the deadliest plane crash in the US in over 20 years. | It was the deadliest plane crash in the US in over 20 years. |
| Get in touch | Get in touch |
| Were you in the area? Did you witness the incident? If it is safe to do so, please get in touch, | Were you in the area? Did you witness the incident? If it is safe to do so, please get in touch, |