A medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday with a child and five others on board, the air ambulance company that operated it said.
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said its aircraft crashed with four crew members, one pediatric medical patient, and the patient’s escort on board.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro told a press conference at the crash scene that “we know there will be loss in this region.”
“We want to offer our thoughts and our serious prayers for those that are grieving at this moment,” Shapiro said.
President Donald Trump wrote on social media that it was “so sad to see the plane go down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More innocent souls were lost. Our people are engaged.
The crash follows this week’s collision of an American Airlines jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, DC, which killed 67 in the deadliest airplane crash in the US since 2009.
The Federal Aviation Administration said six people were on the Learjet 55 that crashed around 6:30 pm (0030 GMT) on Friday.
