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At least six people feared dead after air ambulance crashed into US neighbourhood in second air tragedy this week

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Updated 09:41 1 Feb 2025 GMTPublished 09:30 1 Feb 2025 GMT

At least six people feared dead after air ambulance crashed into US neighbourhood in second air tragedy this week

The medical jet was taking a child patient back home as horrifying footage captured it falling from the sky and exploding in a fireball

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

In a second air tragedy this week, an air ambulance carrying a child crashed into a US neighbourhood on Friday evening (31 January).

The small medical transport plane was carrying four crew members, a child patient and her mother.

About 30 seconds after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, it crashed into several buildings and erupted in a fireball, setting several homes and vehicles on fire.

"At this time we cannot confirm any survivors,” said the Mexico-based air ambulance company Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that operated the plane.

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The Mexican government said all those on board the jet were Mexican nationals.

The jet crashed last night. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
The jet crashed last night. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

The young patient had been treated in Philadelphia for a life-threatening condition and was being flown back home to Mexico, according to Jet Rescue Air Ambulance spokesperson Shai Gold. The flight was set to stop in Springfield, Missouri before reaching its final destination in Tijuana.

“When an incident like this happens, it’s shocking and surprising,” Gold said. “All of the aircraft are maintained, not a penny is spared because we know our mission is so critical.”

Warning: contains distressing scenes

At a news conference late last night, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said officials expect fatalities in this ‘awful aviation disaster’ and added: “We know that there will be loss.”

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Mayor Cherelle Parker said information on fatalities was not immediately available but that a number of homes and vehicles had been damaged.

“This is still an active scene under investigation,” she said.

Homes and vehicles were set ablaze. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Homes and vehicles were set ablaze. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Emergency crews had rushed to the scene as witnesses described a chaotic scene with injured people and structures engulfed in flames.

A doorbell camera captured footage of the plane falling from the sky and exploding in a fireball as it hit the ground of the residential neighbourhood.

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“All we heard was a loud roar and didn’t know where it was coming from. We just turned around and saw the big plume,” said Jim Quinn, the owner of the doorbell camera.

What has Donald Trump said about the crash?

President Donald Trump posted on social media platform Truth Social it was ‘so sad’ to see the crash.

“More innocent souls lost,” he said. “Our people are totally engaged.”

The Philadelphia crash comes just two days after the US’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.

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On Wednesday night, an American Airlines jet collided mid-air with an army helicopter over Washington, DC. All 60 passengers and four crew on the plane and the three soldiers on the chopper died in the crash.

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Topics: US News

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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