A tragic crash occurred in north-east Philadelphia on Friday evening when a small medical transport plane crashed into several buildings, igniting fires in homes and vehicles, and injuring people on the ground. The jet was on a medical transport mission on Friday evening and carrying four crew members, a child patient and the patient's escort, Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, a medical aircraft company, said in a statement, News.
Az reports, citing BBC. Emergency crews rushed to the evening crash scene as residents crowded streets littered with fiery debris and pieces of the aircraft. The girl was accompanied by her mother, a pilot, a copilot, a doctor and a paramedic, the spokesman said.
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". 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.
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