Plane with 6 on board crashes in Philadelphia, US President Trump reacts

SCMP | Jan. 31, 2025, 11:47 p.m. | Original

Debris of an aircraft lies at the site of a plane crash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday. Photo: Reuters

A medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday with a child and five others on board, the air ambulance company that operated it said, adding that it had not confirmed any survivors.

Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said its aircraft crashed with four crew members, one paediatric medical patient and the patient’s escort on board.

“At this time we cannot confirm any survivors,” the company said in a statement.

The six people on board the plane were all Mexican nationals, the country’s foreign ministry said on social media.

US President Donald Trump wrote on social media that it was “so sad to see the plane go down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More innocent souls lost. Our people are totally engaged. First Responders are already being given credit for doing a great job.”
The crash follows this week’s collision of an American Airlines jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, which killed 67 in the deadliest plane crash in the US since 2009.

The Federal Aviation Administration said six people were on the Learjet 55 that crashed around 6.30pm. Local media reported it was near the Roosevelt Mall in northeast Philadelphia and that there were multiple injuries on the ground.

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