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Accident made 7 dead, including one on land. Fall of medical assistance helicopter has made several injuries and a “big ball of flames in the sky.”
On Friday night, Jet Learjet 55 drew in Philadelphia, USA. On board, 6 people of Mexican nationality, including a sick child and his mother, were on on board, since it was a means of medical care.
In addition to both, a pilot, a co -pilot, a paramedic and a doctor were on board. There are no survivors, and the accident also killed a person on land.
“Evacuation medical service, Northeast Tower. Are you at the frequency? ” They are heard in call records for the helicopter. Just over a minute later, you hear the controller says, “We have a lost plane.”
The jet had departed from Philadelphia airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri, according to. Shai Gold, Flight Operator spokesman Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, said she The pilot planned to stop to replenish at Springfield airport before continuing to your final destination in Tijuana, Mexico.
Several houses and vehicles “were hit”, guarantees the mayor of Philadelphia, CELELE PARKERat a press conference on Friday night.
“I was right here at work and all I could see was this great ball of flames in the sky. Literally, we heard a very strong crash. The entire building trembled, the entire building trembled, ”he said Mikey Littlejohna witness.
A drone footage of the in .
Sources talk about 6 dead: pilot, two doctors, nurse, patient, and family member.
No clear news about casualties on the ground.– Saïd El Boistany (@boustos)
He says he noticed the accident when he sees “A large ball of flames in the sky“Visible on videos shared on social networks.
“I was in shock. I’m still in shock. This is crazy, ”says another witness, Vadim Osipov.
