First responders working the scene after the plane crashed in Philadelphia Photo: AP. The Mexican president lamented the death of her compatriots and announced that the consular authorities are "in permanent contact with the family members.
My solidarity with the loved ones and friends," she said on the social media platform X. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the company operating the plane, confirmed that the aircraft was carrying four crew members, a pediatric patient who had just finished treatment in Philadelphia, and the patient's escort, Xinhua news agency reported.
Earlier on Friday evening another plane crash occurred in US when a small aircraft crashed in Philadelphia in the nearby state of Pennsylvania setting several homes on fire. A local news outfit, said witnesses on social media have reported seeing an orange flash near Roosevelt Mall, an outdoor shopping centre off the boulevard, which is what Route 1 is called as it runs through the city before the Bucks County border.
Homes surround the shopping centre. The news site cited emergency services dispatches to say the aircraft crashed near the block of Calvert Street, a residential street, shortly after 6 p. My account My bookmarks Logout. Home News World philadelphia.
Six dead in Philadelphia plane crash, confirms Mexican president. Read later. To advertise here, Contact Us. Get Latest Mathrubhumi Updates in English. Follow Channel. It was a medical flight, according to local news reports, carrying six people. Multiple homes were on fire in a neighbourhood new Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue.
