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Shocking moment Philadelphia plane crash debris strikes man in the head while dining in restaurant

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Published 12:28 2 Feb 2025 GMT

Shocking moment Philadelphia plane crash debris strikes man in the head while dining in restaurant

The diner was reportedly a quarter of a mile away from the crash site

Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper

Terrifying footage has captured the moment a man eating in a restaurant was struck in the head by flying debris from the Philadelphia plane crash.

At 6:30pm local time on Friday (31 January) a small aircraft carrying six people crashed into the ground in the US city, killing everyone onboard.

It has since been confirmed the plane was a Medevac flight carrying a young girl and her mother alongside four crew members, all of them Mexican nationals. The flight was bound for the city of Tijuana via a stopover in Springfield, Missouri.

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It is understood that the plane had been in air for just 30 seconds before crashing.

The aircraft was carrying six people when it crashed (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The aircraft was carrying six people when it crashed (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Footage depicting the horrifying aftermath has begun to circulate on social media, with one clip revealing that a man dining in a restaurant a quarter of a mile away from the crash site was struck in the head by flying debris.

The CCTV footage, which was originally published by 6abc Philadelphia, shows diners ducking for cover in Four Seasons Diner as projectiles fly into the cafe. One man appears to be hit in the head by something before collapsing sideways in the booth.

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6abc later confirmed that the man had suffered blood loss but wasn't seriously injured in the incident.

"He was OK, but he was bleeding, a lot of blood on his head," a member of staff told reporters.

Four Seasons manager Ayhan Tiryaki has since confirmed to The New York Post that everyone inside the cafe was 'pretty shaken' but otherwise OK.

"The one customer was hit in the head with a piece of metal and he was taken to the hospital in an ambulance," he said.

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"We don’t know exactly how he is but we hope he’ll be OK."

No one else in the restaurant is believed to have been hit by flying debris.

The unnamed man was hit in the head by flying debris (6abc Philadelphia)
The unnamed man was hit in the head by flying debris (6abc Philadelphia)

One person on the ground has since been confirmed to have passed away, while 19 others have been injured. However, this is a figure which could still rise, as Philadelphia city managing director Adam Thiel confirmed in a press conference (via BBC) that it could take days until authorities are able to confirm 'the number of folks who perished in this tragedy and the outcome of those who were injured'.

The first person on the ground to be confirmed dead in the crash was an unnamed car driver, which has been revealed by Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker.

Featured Image Credit: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images

Topics: US News

Brenna Cooper
Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper is a journalist at LADbible. She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in History, followed by an NCTJ accredited masters in Journalism. She began her career as a freelance writer for Digital Spy, where she wrote about all things TV, film and showbiz. Her favourite topics to cover are music, travel and any bizarre pop culture.

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