- A medical transport jet carrying a child patient, her mother, and four others crashed in a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood on January 31, 2025, causing a massive explosion and damage.
- The plane was headed to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri and then to Tijuana, Mexico, for its final destination.
- The six people on board included a girl, her mother, a pilot, a copilot, a doctor, and a paramedic.
- The child patient had received treatment at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia for a life-threatening condition and was being transported home.
- The child had just been released from the hospital on Friday and was being sent off by the hospital team.
- Due to privacy laws, the child’s identity has not been revealed.
- Six people on the ground were injured during the crash and were taken to Temple University Hospital’s Jeanes Campus.
- Three of the injured victims were treated and released, while three others remain in the hospital, with conditions unknown.
- The injured victims include an 11-year-old boy with head injuries, a 31-year-old man with head injuries, and a 30-year-old woman with facial injuries.