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Philadelphia medical plane crashed and 6 people died on board.
All six people on board a medical plane that crashed in a Philadelphia neighbourhood on Friday night were killed, including a mother and her daughter, according to the mayor's office
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker adds that "many people on the ground" were injured as homes and fires in the areas were ablaze in the aftermath
The medical transport plane was taking the girl - who had been receiving care in the US for a life-threatening condition - back to Tijuana, Mexico. Four crew members were also on board
Flight logs show the plane was in the air "for only a minute before it crashed"
In an audio recording obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner, an air traffic controller can be heard saying they're "not exactly sure what happened"
A Mexican girl who had been in the US for medical care, her mother, and members of flight and medical crews were on board the plane.
An air ambulance transporting a child who had just completed treatment for a life-threatening condition, her mother and four others, has crashed into a Philadelphia neighbourhood in the United States.
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff just after 6pm (23:00 GMT) on Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes, videos aired on local TV stations showed.
The incident marked another US aviation disaster after a passenger plane and a military helicopter collided midair in capital Washington, DC, earlier this week.
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