An air ambulance carrying six people crashed near a mall in northeast Philadelphia on Friday evening, the company that operates the aircraft said. Mayor Cherelle Parker said at an evening news conference that the total number of fatalities was not yet known. Six people with injuries attributed to the crash were taken to Temple University Hospital β Jeanes Campus, near Northeast Philadelphia, where three were in fair condition and three others were treated and released, a spokesperson for the institution said.
On board were the pilot, a copilot, a physician, a paramedic, the patient, and the escort for the patient, Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said. It said its consulates were ready to provide support to relatives of those on the plane.
He said the cost of the flight was covered by an international charity. The identities of the people on board have not been publicly released. The plane crashed around pm. Video showed smoke and fire in the area of the crash. Plane crashed on street, multiple cars and houses on fire philly pic. Pennsylvania Gov. Home camera video of the crash showed an airborne object descending at an angle in the distance.
A fireball is then seen behind some rooflines. Todd Sheridan Yeary, a former FAA air traffic controller, said with clearance to takeoff and an aircraft that has a reputation for airworthiness, something likely happened in the moments after its wheels left the ground. Air temperature around the time of the crash was 49 degrees, with light rain, some fog, and a wind guest of 30 mph recorded just before 6 p. The crash comes just days after the deadliest aviation incident in the U.
On Wednesday, 67 people were killed when a passenger plane collided midair with a Black Hawk military helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington, D.
