A medical jet transporting a child, her mother and four others crashed in Northeast Philly.
The six people on board the Mexico-bound medical jet include a girl who had received life-saving treatment at a Philly children's hospital, her mother, a pilot, copilot, doctor and paramedicThe plane crashed 30 seconds after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia airport, which primarily serves business jets and charter flights. While officials have not yet released the identities of the victims of the crash, they did reveal more details about who they were and why they were on the aircraft.
The child who was on board had received treatment at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia for a life-threatening condition, Gold said. Shriners spokesperson Mel Bower told NBC Philadelphia the girl had just been released from the hospital on Friday. Due to privacy laws, neither Gold nor Bower could reveal the child’s identity. Bower spoke about the impact the crash has had on the hospital’s staff, however.
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