New plane crash in the US. A small medical transport plane, a Learjet 55, crashed near the Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania. The aircraft, according to Mayor Cherelle Parker, hit "several houses and cars" when it crashed, causing a fire. On board the aircraft were six Mexicans: a sick child, her companion and four crew members: according to Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the company that owns the plane, there were no survivors. The cause of the accident is not yet known.
Pennsylvania's governor says the small plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia. The crash site is less than 3 miles from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, which primarily serves business jets and charter flights.
The plane crashed into a busy intersection near Roosevelt Mall, an outdoor shopping center with dozens of stores and restaurants in the residential neighborhood of Rhawnhurst. The plane, a small business jet, was en route to Springfield, Missouri . The plane that took off and quickly disappeared from radar was registered to a company operating as Med Jets, which are medical transport aircraft for the rapid transfer of patients. The little patient, according to a spokesperson for Jet Rescue, had been treated in Philadelphia for a serious illness and had to be brought home: the final destination, after the stopover in Missouri, was Tijuana.
Philadelphia Crash: One Dead, 19 Injured
In addition to the six on board the plane, another person died on the ground. The mayor of the city Cherelle Parker announced this, specifying that the victim was inside a car. The injured are instead 19. Videos shared on social media show very high flames above and inside the houses in the area of the accident.
"More innocent lives lost in the sad crash in Philadelphia," US President Donald Trump wrote after the plane crash.
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