Small Plane Crash in Philadelphia Leaves 7 dead, 19 Injured
- Medevac flight was returning a recovering patient to Mexico
- Aircraft was due to stop over in Springfield, Missouri
A Medevac plane that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia killed one person on the ground and left 19 others hospitalized, in addition to killing all six people on board the aircraft, the city’s mayor said on Saturday.
“This is a tragedy in our City. People lost their lives and many injured in this horrific crash and the damage is significant,” Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker posted Saturday on X. “We can officially disclose 6 perished in the plane. At least one more person perished in the incident,” she said.