At least six people are feared dead after a private plane crashed in a residential area of Philadelphia on Friday, just two days after a tragic mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington’s Reagan National Airport, which claimed the lives of all 67 passengers.
10 Key Points on the Philadelphia Plane Crash:
1. A private jet with six people on board crashed in a tightly packed northeastern Philadelphia neighborhood. Mexico’s foreign ministry confirmed that all six aboard were Mexican nationals.
2. The aircraft was identified as a Jet Rescue Air Ambulance with four members of the crew, a pediatric medical patient, and the patient’s guardian. Authorities have not confirmed any fatalities.
3. The flight had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport and was headed to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri.
4. The crash was caught on camera by a car’s dashcam and a doorbell camera. Authorities have not been able to determine if there are any casualties on the ground because the crash occurred near Roosevelt Mall.
5. The cause of the crash was not clear yet. It rained cold during the incident. The visibility of the place at the time was poor.
6. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said that numerous houses and automobiles were on fire after the collision at the time of the speech from the scene of the accident.
7. The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management called it a “major incident,” asking people to avoid the area that was affected, as roads in the vicinity were shut.
8. Several hundreds of emergency personnel were reportedly congregated outside Roosevelt Mall, a mall home to several stores and restaurants.
9. Outgoing US President Donald Trump sent out his apologies: “‘More innocent souls lost. Totally engaged. More First Responders already receiving compliments for a truly good job done. More later. God bless you all” via Truth Social.
10. This accident occurs just a few days after the fatal crash of an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, which is the deadliest aviation accident in the United States since 2009.
