Plane Crashes In US Neighbourhood, Trump Says “Innocent Souls Lost”

1. A plane with six people on board crashed in a built-up neighbourhood in northeast Philadelphia. They were all Mexican nationals, the country’s foreign ministry said.
2. The aircraft, a Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, had four crew members, a pediatric medical patient and the patient’s escort on board. There was no immediate confirmation of deaths.
3. It had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport and was headed to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri.
4. Visuals shared on social media showed the crash being caught on a car’s dashcam camera. It was also caught on a house doorbell camera. Officials said they could not yet confirm how many people may have died on the ground after the crash, which reportedly took place near the Roosevelt Mall.
5. Officials said it was not clear what led to the crash. The weather was cold and rainy with low visibility when the aircraft went down.
6. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker told a press conference at the scene that several houses and cars had been engulfed in flames.
7. Philadelphia’s Office of Emergency Management said that there was a “major incident” underway and that roads in the vicinity were closed, calling on the public to avoid the area.
8. Dozens of first responders were seen outside Roosevelt Mall, a strip mall with retailers and food outlets.
9. US President Donald Trump said he was “so sad to see the plane go down in Philadelphia”.
10. “More innocent souls lost. Our people are totally engaged. First Responders are already being given credit for doing a great job. More to follow. God Bless you all,” he posted on Truth Social.
11. The crash follows this week’s collision of an American Airlines jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, which killed 67 in the deadliest plane crash in the US since 2009.

​At least six people are feared dead after a small private plane crashed in Philadelphia Friday, two days after a passenger jet and military helicopter collided off Washington’s Reagan National Airport, killing all 67 people onboard.   

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