All 6 killed on medical plane crashed in Philadelphia

Philadelphia (AP) – A person in a car was the seventh fatal victim of a fierce accident of an air ambulance on a busy Philadelphia Street, officials said on Saturday that investigators burnt through burnt cars, damaged the houses and this To determine that it is determined to determine that it is determined to determine that it is determined in the houses damaged in homes that the aircraft fell immediately after the takeoff.

To carry six people from Mexico, which included a child, who treated months in a hospital, Lyrojet 55 Northeast Philadelphia Airport went down only after departing from Philadelphia Airport, causing witnesses to witness Described as the shells of the shells, shaking the houses and left the scene of a chaotic road.

Officials could not yet say why the jet crashed, and the city managing director Adam Theal said that it could be the day – or for a long time – as long as the officer was completely dead and injured. They are not able to count completely. Populated residential areas.

The aircraft flew, reached an altitude of about 1,500 feet and then fell into a steep lineage, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jennifer Homendi called the “High-Impact Crash” a “highly impact crash”, with which even from a minute Crashed after a short time. , ,

Seven dead and 19 injuries, although the toll may be high

Till Saturday morning, officials said, seven were dead – six on jet and individuals in the car – and 19 were injured. Hospitals said that most of the injured were treated and released.

There are lots of unknown about “where it was on the streets” when the plane crashed, and it is possible that the casualties will increase, Theal said.

The scene of the accident was at least four to six blocks, and the authorities were working to assess the loss, including going home to go home to go home, that was said.

Homendi said that his agency’s employee was working to collect debris from the aircraft, which could take day or week, and could take it to a safe place to start its evaluation.

Air traffic controllers did not hear anything before the accident, and his agency was still watching Cockpit voice recorderIn the investigation, a supporting piece of evidence, Hamendi said.

This is probably damaged and probably fragmented, although he has significant expertise in repairing researchers and engineers of the agency, he said.

The aircraft hit the ground during a busy Friday evening dinner on Friday evening during a dinner of less than 3 miles (5 km) from the airport.

“Suddenly I heard like a ‘boom’, and I felt it was a thunder,” said Selkuk Coke, a waiter at the four season dinner on Cottman Avenue. “And I get up and look at smoke and fire, it was like a balloon. I felt that it was a gas station that blew up. ,

Coke said that a dinner mentor collided with a small but heavy metal object and injured, flying through the window.

The child patient had just treated for the situation of life-threatening

Officials said that among six people aboard the medical transport jet, there was a child, who had just treated Shriners Children Philadelphia Hospital, one was her mother and four crew members.

A hospital spokesman said that the girl spent four months, in which Mexico received life-saving treatment for not being easily treated. Shriners officials said that they cannot give details about the girl or her family due to patient privacy rules.

“His journey was one of Asha and Akanksha,” spokesperson Mel Bover told Philadelphia Inquareer. He said that the relationships formed with the employees were “true and dear,” and he would be remembered a lot, he said.

All the victims on the jet were from Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Shinbam said that all six victims in the aircraft were from his country. In a statement by social media platform X, he mourned his death.

“Consular officials are in constant contact with families; I have asked the Secretary of Foreign Affairs to support whatever is necessary. My solidarity with his loved ones and friends, ”he said in Spanish.

The flying was the last destination after a stop at Tijuana, Mexico, Missouri across the border from San Diego.

Neither Philadelphia officials nor the aircraft owner Jet rescue air ambulance revealed the identity of the dead.

But Mexican Emergency Service, XE Medika Ambulanceus, recognized one of his doctors, Raul Meja as a victim. In a post on X, it was stated that he was the head of service to newborn science and was assigned to an ISEM Etizan Hospital, which is in the state of Mexico near Mexico City.

In Verakruz, a city in Gulf in Mexico, relatives of Joseu Juarez said he was a co-pilot of the aircraft. They were preparing to stay away from TV and social media to organize a family ceremony and avoid accident images.

He had not watched the video, but he was told that there was a terrible explosion that the aircraft broke and the scene of the accident covered several blocks, brother édgar Juárez told the associated press by the phone.

43 -year -old Josu Juarez lived in Central Mexico, loved Dancing and Video Games and Pilot for more than a decade, his brother said. He preferred to fly and worked for an air ambulance service for more than a year, mostly flying from the Caribbean coast of Mexico to the United States.

“He always knew that he had risks, but the truth is that there were more accidents on the road,” édgar Juárez said.

Accident falls on the heels of disastrous DC Middle collision

Accident occurred two days after the accident The deadliest American air disaster In a generation. On Wednesday night, an American Airlines jet is carrying 60 passengers and four crew members Clocted in midar In Washington, DC, three soldiers were taken with an army helicopter. No one was left.

Homendi stated that NTSB is a high efficient agency, and it is not uncommon to investigate two major accidents at the same time.

The Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Mexico-Penked Learjet 55, is located in the country and is operating in both there and Miami. A spokesman for the company said that an experienced crew operated the aircraft, and all flight crews undergo rigorous training.

The Philadelphia accident was the second fatal incident for jet rescue in 15 months. Five crew members were killed in 2023 when their aircraft fell out of a runway in the central Mexican state of Morelos and crashed in a hill.

Air traffic controller lost contact with LearJet

Learjet flew from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, which mainly serves business jets and charter flights.

Audio recorded by LiveATC captured an air traffic controller, stating that “Medevac Medservice 056” to turn right while departing. About 30 seconds later, the controller repeats the request before asking, “You on frequency?” After minutes the controller says, “We have a lost aircraft. We are not sure what happened, so we are trying to find it. The ground is going to be closed for now. ,

Michael Shiawon was sitting near his house when he heard a loud blast and the house was shaken.

“There was a big explosion, so I thought we were attacking for a second,” he said.

A doorbell camera dropped the video of the aircraft into a white streak and exploded on the ground.

Dorbel owner Jim Quinn said, “We heard that it was a strong roar and did not know where it was coming from.” “We just wandered and saw the big plum.”

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Levi reported from Harrisburg. Associated Press Writers Felix Mirkese contributed to Mexico City, Haley Golden, John O’Coner and Sedar Atanasio.