Seven Dead, 19 Injured In Air Ambulance Crash In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, UNITED STATES – JANUARY 31: A view of the wreckage from a small plane after it crashed in a residential area in the US city of Philadelphia on January 31, 2025. The aircraft, reportedly an air ambulance, took off from the Northeast Philadelphia Airport when went down around 6.30 p.m. local time (2330GMT), igniting multiple fires. (Photo by Thomas Hengge/Anadolu via Getty Images)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — At least seven people were killed and 19 were injured when an air ambulance crashed to the ground in a busy Philadelphia neighborhood, The dead from Friday’s accident include a child who was receiving treatment at a Philadelphia hospital and her mother. All on board the medical transport jet were from Mexico. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that all six of those on board the jet were killed. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said Saturday that one person in a car was killed and 19 were injured in the crash.