The accident occurred just two days after an American Airlines plane collided in full flight with an army helicopter in Washington on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, killing 67 people.
At least seven people were killed and 19 others injured when a medical plane crashed into a very busy crossroads in Philadelphia, exploding in a fireball that caused fires in several houses, authorities announced on Saturday.
Among the people who died in the Friday accident are a girl who received care in a hospital in Philadelphia and her mother.
The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed that the six people who were on board the planeincluding the child who had been treated in a hospital in Philadelphia, were killed. All the victims were from Mexico.
Furthermore, a person on the ground who was in a car was killed And 19 other people were injured In the accident, said Cherrelle Parker, mayor of Philadelphia.
The girl had been treated in a city hospital for a serious illness and was about to go home, in Mexico, with her mother.
The accident occurred Only two days after the deadliest air disaster in recent history in the United States.
Wednesday evening, an American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members is collided With an army helicopter in Washington. 67 people died.
The cause of the crash is still uncertain
In Philadelphia, Friday evening, A camera filmed the explosion of the plane when he crashed on the ground near the Roosevelt Mallan outdoor shopping center located in the densely populated district of Rhawnhurst.
“All we heard is a big roar and we didn’t know where he came from. We turned around and saw the flames”says Jim Quinn, the owner of the camera.
The accident occurred less than four kilometers from Northeast Philadelphia airport, which mainly hosts business planes and charter flights.
The plane, a Learjet 55, has Quickly disappeared from radars after taking off from the airport at 6:06 p.m. and mounted at an altitude of 1,600 feet (487 meters).
He was on his way to Springfield, in Missouri, and recorded on behalf of a company operating under the name of Med Jets, according to the Flight Aware flight website.
President Donald Trump expressed his “Great sadness” On the social social network. “Still lost innocent souls”he said.
The owner of the plane, Jet Rescue, provides air ambulance services worldwide.
The American Federal Aviation (FAA) announced that The National Transportation Safety Board would conduct the investigation into the crash.
