{"id":22235,"date":"2025-02-01T13:32:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T13:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/medical-jet-with-six-on-board-crashes-into-neighbourhood\/"},"modified":"2025-02-01T13:32:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T13:32:22","slug":"medical-jet-with-six-on-board-crashes-into-neighbourhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/medical-jet-with-six-on-board-crashes-into-neighbourhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical jet with six on board crashes into neighbourhood"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Watch: Police respond to fiery scene after small plane crashes in Philadelphia<\/figcaption><\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n

The plane had been on a medical transport mission, carrying a child patient and her mother, and four crew members.<\/p>\n

“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”. <\/p>\n

Videos of the incident online show the plane coming down quickly and sparking a huge fireball. <\/p>\n

All six people on board were Mexican, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X<\/a>. The plane was travelling to Springfield, Missouri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A spokesperson for Temple University Hospital-Jeanes in Philadelphia said it had treated six people who were injured on the ground during the crash.<\/p>\n

Three were treated and released, while details are not yet known about the condition of the other three. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Charred cars and piece of debris line streets after the crash <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The plane left Northeast Philadelphia Airport at about 18:07 local time and crashed less than four miles (6.4km) away moments later, the BBC’s US partner CBS reported.<\/p>\n

The first emergency calls went out at about 18:12, it added.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Jared Solomon, a state representative for Northeast Philadelphia, said: “In a time of profound tragedy, I was inspired to witness hundreds of our first responders sprinting towards danger to ensure the safety of our neighborhood.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Witnesses described shrapnel from the crash damaging cars and sending burning debris into the streets. Photos of the aftermath show burning cars mangled. <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The area is filled with terraced housing and shops.<\/p>\n

Fire officials said multiple homes caught fire in the area of Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard, CBS reported.<\/p>\n

One man who spoke with CBS said he was driving in the area when he heard a whirring sound and then a loud explosion. <\/p>\n

“Everyone just started screaming,” he said. <\/p>\n

Another witness told local media the explosion “lit up the whole sky”.<\/p>\n

“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<\/a>, describing the crash as feeling like an earthquake. <\/p>\n

Ryan Tian, 23, told The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a> 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. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Debris from the aircraft was strewn on the ground at the site of the crash<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The girl on the plane, from Tijuana, Mexico, had received treatment at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia, according to hospital spokesperson Mel Bower, CBS reports.<\/p>\n

Mr Bower said her treatment had ended and she was on her way home, and that there had been “a send-off” at the hospital for her earlier on Friday.<\/p>\n

He added that two doctors on the plane were from the Jet Air Rescue Air Ambulance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Did you witness the crash? If it is safe to do so, <\/i>get in touch<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Mexican foreign ministry said personnel at the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia were in contact with relatives of those who were on the flight.<\/p>\n

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”.<\/p>\n

“If you see debris, call 911, don’t touch anything,” she told city residents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What do we know about the crash? <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating.<\/p>\n

In a statement, President Donald Trump said his administration was “totally engaged”. <\/p>\n

“So sad to see the plane go down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More innocent souls lost,” he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said earlier that city officials do not know the number of fatalities<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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