This handout picture, courtesy of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, shows a plume of smoke and emergency responders after a small aircraft crashed in a neighbourhood in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 31 January 2025. Photo: AFP
At least seven people died when a medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday (local time), including six Mexican nationals aboard the plane and one person who was on the ground, according to Mexico's president and Philadelphia's mayor.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker told a press conference on Saturday that the person who died on the ground had been in a car at the site of the crash.
"Thus far, our count is that there are 19 injured victims," Parker said.
Separately, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a post on X that she had asked consular officials to support the families of the six Mexican citizens who were on the plane and died when it crashed.
First responders work the scene after a plane crash in Philadelphia, on Friday. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP via CNN Newsource
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, based in Mexico and licensed to operate in the US, on Friday said its aircraft crashed with four crew members, one pediatric medical patient and the patient's mother on board.
The child was a girl on her way home with a final destination of Tijuana, Shai Gold, who works on corporate strategy with Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, told CNN on Friday.
Her mother was also aboard, he said.
- Reuters
