A medical jet has crashed in the US city of Philadelphia, causing multiple houses to catch fire, CBS News reported, citing the city fire department.
There are several injuries reported on the ground, police said.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there were two people aboard the plane.
GR
FR
DE
ES
IT
RU
EU
A small medical transport plane has crashed into several buildings in north-east Philadelphia, setting homes and vehicles ablaze,and injuring people on the ground.
ReplyDeleteThe jet was on a medical transport mission on Friday evening and carrying four crew members, a child patient and the patient's escort, Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, a medical aircraft company, said in a statement.
"We know that there will be loss," Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro said during a news conference at the scene of the crash, calling it an "awful aviation disaster".
Emergency crews rushed to the evening crash scene as residents crowded streets littered with fiery debris and pieces of the aircraft.