A medical transport plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia has left seven people dead, including a pediatric patient, and at least 22 injured. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash, which occurred on Friday evening.
Devastating scenes remain days after a medical transport plane crash ed in Northeast Philadelphia , claiming the lives of seven people, including a pediatric patient, and injuring at least another 22 people. The deadly crash, which erupted into a fireball and left a neighborhood engulfed in smoke and flames, is now being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
\Six people, including a pediatric patient, her mother and four crew members were killed when a Learjet en route to Missouri crashed along Cottman Avenue near Bustleton Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. Friday. The victims onboard the flight were all Mexican citizens, and identified by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance as Capt. Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales, co-pilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez, Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo, paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla, patient Valentina Guzman Murillo and her mother, Lizeth Murillo Ozuna. A seventh victim, a person inside a vehicle near the crash, was announced by Mayor Cherelle Parker during a press conference on Sunday. Their identity has yet to be released. \On Sunday, the mayor increased the number of injured victims to 22 people. Five of those victims remain hospitalized, three in critical condition. The crash site spans 4–6 blocks, with debris scattered throughout the neighborhood and large holes in the street and sidewalk where the parts of the plane landed. Several homes were impacted by the crash, along with businesses that remain closed. Officials say charred vehicles left abandoned on the road will soon be removed from the site. \Mayor Parker also announced on Sunday that no Philadelphia public schools would be closed on Monday, and that she doesn't believe any charter schools will close either. However, any students impacted by the crash could be excused. A perimeter remains in effect around the large crash site, but Philadelphia police say they expect the outer lanes of Cottman Avenue to be open by rush hour on Monday. Detours remain in place for SEPTA routes, and are posted at SEPTA.org. City officials are urging residents to plan ahead until at least Wednesday if they typically travel through the impacted area. \The NTSB is collecting debris as they continue to investigate and attempt to determine what caused the crash, which they deemed an 'accident.' Officials say preliminary investigations revealed that the flight climbed to about 1,500 feet, made a slight right turn, then a left turn, before going into a steep descent and making a high impact crash. The pilot did not contact the air controller, who unsuccessfully tried to reach out to the plane, according to the NTSB. They have found two engines, but have yet to locate the plane's black box, which could provide vital information leading up to the crash. Residents are being asked to report any debris they find in the area. \Mayor Parker says the city will be holding a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The location has yet to be announced. Officials with the Office of Emergency Management say they plan to assess the full extent of damage to the neighborhood once the site has been cleared. Repairs to lights, traffic signals and roads will be part of a 'long-term recovery' to return to a 'sense of normal' to the neighborhood. \The cause of the crash is still unknown at this time, officials are still on the ground collecting debris from the crash as they continue to investigate. The total extent of the damage caused by the crash is also still unclear. Officials have released information about how many homes, cars and businesses were impacted. Details about how many people have been displaced or evacuated from their homes have also yet to be released. \The deadly crash has rocked the entire city of Philadelphia, leaving residents in complete shock as their neighborhood was changed in an instant. Lena, who lives nearby, stayed huddled in her home after hearing the terrifying boom that filled the streets. 'The sound I heard last night was terrible, she said. :In my life I never heard this kind of sound. My ears are still buzzing. I was driving five minutes before. I could’ve been here if I had been driving.' Angelique says the crash happened along the same route that her niece travels to and from work every day. 'Just imagine she got off late yesterday? If she hadn’t got off late yesterday, she could’ve been in this.' \Several videos from the neighborhood captured the chilling sound of the crash as it erupted into a ball of fire that fell from the sky onto homes below. FOX 29 spoke to one woman who is now left wondering where she and her family will live after her home was destroyed. 'Smoke was everywhere, and I just remember screaming and running out and seeing Cottman Avenue engulfed in flames,' Alexis Lloyd said. 'I saw the house on the TV and I just started going, ‘That’s the house, that’s my house’ and my granddaughter did the same thing, and we just started hugging and crying,' said Vanessa Temple, Lloyd’s mother
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