A n air ambulance carrying a young girl, her mother and four crew members crashed into a busy residential area of northeast Philadelphia Friday , erupting in a fireball. The aircraft came down just after 6pm local time near the Roosevelt Mall, damaging half a dozen homes and a number of vehicles. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Learjet 55, said in a statement: "We cannot confirm any survivors.
It happened just two days after a deadly mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane above Washington D.
There were no survivors. The plane, a Learjet 55, quickly disappeared from radar after taking off and climbing to an altitude of 1, feet.
It was reportedly airborne for only about 40 seconds and fell from the sky at around 11, feet per minute. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said in a statement: "We cannot confirm any survivors. None were believed to be in a life threatening condition and three were quickly discharged. The child was being transported home, according to Jet Rescue spokesperson Shai Gold. The flight's final destination was to be Tijuana after a stop in Missouri.
There were at least six people on board, including a child who had just completed her treatment for a life-threatening condition, her mother and four others.
