Seven dead, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in Philadelphia

When an incident like this happens, it’s shocking and surprising,

Gold said

All of sudden I heard like a ‘boom,’ and I thought it was a thunderstorm,

said Selkuc Koc, a waiter at the Four Seasons Diner on Cottman Avenue

What we’re seeing here is a unified response to an awful aviation disaster,

he said

Because of patient privacy concerns, we cannot say any more about the patient and her family at this time,

she added

We can confirm that there are also a number of other victims who were injured in this incident, and they are being treated in area hospitals,

Parker said at a news conference Saturday morning

The necessary consular assistance is being provided and working with the authorities to clarify what has happened,

the Consulate said in a translated post on Facebook

You heard the explosion. I look to the side and I see through the window the big ball of explosion,

she told NBC News

I regret the death of six Mexicans in the plane crash in Philadelphia, United States. The consular authorities are in permanent contact with the families; I have asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support them in whatever way is required. My solidarity with their loved ones and friends."

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on X

Cherelle Parkermayor

This is a tragedy in our City. People have lost their lives and many injured in this horrific crash and the damage is significant. Our prayers are with the families, friends, neighbors and all of those impacted by the tragic crash. We are unified in our approach - a One Philly philosophy with all hands on deck."

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a statement posted on X

All these plane crashes lately are not helping my anxiety about flying and I have a trip in a little over a month and I'm genuinely so nervous [about] it,

another concerned flyer tweeted

I have a flight [tomorrow] and I’m never the type to get anxious ever really because I’m not scared of flying but there’s been so many plane crashes it’s making me nervous.

Another wrote

I’m flying on Sunday, and I’ve been on planes since I was a baby, but all this plane crash news lately has me feeling nervous,

a third tweeted

He’s run it right into the ground with his diversity,

he said of the former transportation secretary

We [the Biden Administration] put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch,

he noted

Girl, I don’t even have a flight planned any time soon & I'm still nervous about flying right now. two plane crashes in two days is just way too crazy for me.

A sixth shared

She fought quite a lot to survive, and unfortunately, this tragedy on the way home,

she said

You can actually see the sidewalk buckled and you can see the force of that impact."

Reporters from NBC say

For miles you can see this plume of smoke, fire, debris is raining down. It is just unimaginable."

The reporter adds

All I can say is, the patient was sponsored by a third-partner charity to undergo life-saving treatment in the U.S.,

Gold said

Terrible tragedy clearly, our condolences go to the families both the patient, her mother who escorted her, our crew of four, pilot, co-pilot, and a flight paramedic."

Shai Gold, managing director of Corporate Strategy for Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, told CNN on Friday night