A medical transport plane that moved a girl already her mother suffered a fatal accident in Philadelphialeaving a balance of multiple people dead and injured. The incident occurred on Friday night, when the aircraft, a Learjet 55 operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulanceit rushed shortly after taking off from the northeast of Philadelphia.
The flight, which had a final destination Tijuana, Mexicohe had taken off at 6:06 p.m. and reached an altitude of approximately 457 meters before descending rapidly and crashed near a busy shopping center. According to statements of Bill Hicksresearcher at National Transport Security Board (NTSB)“The full flight lasted less than a minute.”
Among the victims was a girl who had received medical attention in the Shrner’s hospital in Philadelphia And he returned home accompanied by his mother. Both, together with four crew members, were Mexican citizens, as confirmed by the Government of Mexico. The authorities of Covein the Mexican state of Baja California, they identified two of the deceased as Lizaeth Murillo Osuna and Valentina Guzmán Murillo.
Seven people dead and 19 wounds
The impact of the accident not only affected those who were aboard the plane. As detailed by the mayor of Philadelphia, Cherelle Parkerat least one person who was in a vehicle on land lost their lives, and another 19 people were injured. These were in parking lots, cars and homes near the site of the incident.
The medium ABC News He informed that, so far, they have not identified technical problems reported from the cabin of the plane before the accident. As reported Fox Newsthe aircraft went through rigorous maintenance and its crew were highly trained.
Shai Gold, Director of Corporate Strategy and Communications of Jet Rescue Air Ambulancehe explained that “The maintenance records of the plane were impeccable.”
Jennifer HomendyPresident of the NTSB, said there was no emergency communication by the crew towards air traffic control. “In the recording we have, there is an attempt by the aerial controllers to obtain a response from the flight crew they did not receive,” said the official.
The accident, described as “high impact” and accompanied by a fire, occurred in a densely populated area, which increased the risk for people on land. Local and federal authorities continue to investigate the causes of the incident, while the NTSB leads the technical inquiries to determine what could have caused the rapid loss of altitude of the plane.
Adam Thiel, general director of the city of Philadelphia, explained that They could spend days Until the authorities count the Total number of dead and injured, according to statements collected by The Associated Press (AP).
“There are many unknowns about who was in what place on the street (at the time of air accident) ”, Said Thiel, who foresees that the toll increase with the passing of the days.
Homendy described this as a “high -impact accident” left by the “very fragmented” plane and said that NTSB workers could take days or weeks to collect and move the remains of the aircraft to a safe place.
Selkuc Kocrestaurant waiter FOUR SEASONS DENTERhe detailed the moment of impact: “Suddenly, I heard something like a ‘boom’ and thought it was a storm,” he said. When he got up, he saw fire and smoke, he thought that a gas station I would have exploded. The man assured that one of his clients was injured by a small and heavy metallic object that flew through the window.
