CNN โ Seven people are dead, including one in a car on the ground, after a twin-engine medevac jet carrying a child patient and her mother crashed in a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia Friday night, the mayor said Saturday morning.
At least 19 were injured on the ground. My solidarity with their loved ones and friends. All are presumed dead. On board were a pediatric patient and her mother returning home to Mexico after the child had been treated in Philadelphia, said Shai Gold, spokesperson for flight operator Jet Rescue Air Ambulance.
Four crew members โ a pilot, co-pilot, paramedic and doctor โ were also on board the flight, which was scheduled to stop for refueling at the Springfield airport before continuing to its final destination of Tijuana, Mexico, Gold told CNN. Homendy asked community members who find debris to reach out to the NTSB. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker urged residents who may have been in the area during the explosion to check their vehicles and property for potential evidence.
The plane took off just after 6 p. The data shows the final speed of descent was 11, feet per minute. Medevac med service, northeast tower. Are you on frequency? The medical transport plane crashed in a residential neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia, engulfing five homes and multiple vehicles in flames and covering the area with debris, city officials said.
More than firefighters rushed to the scene after three alarms quickly went off. Video from CNN affiliate WPVI showed flames and a large cloud of smoke in the neighborhood as several fire trucks responded to the crash. Jefferson Health received 15 victims after the crash, a spokesperson said.
