On January 30, a medical jet flying from the Sates to Mexico, crashed over Philadelphia, killing all six people onboard.
The jet was carrying a mother, and her daughter who received a life-saving surgery at the Shriners Children’s Hospital Philadelphia. Further, a doctor, and a paramedic. There were also two pilots onboard the jet.
Before the tragic accident, the plane reached around 1,500 feet in the air.
Philadelphia Mayor, Cherelle Parker, said in a statement, as per BBC News: “A devastating plane crash occurred in Northeast Philadelphia near Roosevelt Mall at Cottman and Bustleton Avenues on Friday evening, January 31, 2025, at approximately 6:10 pm.
“A private Learjet 55 – a medical transportation jet – departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport with two passengers, a mother and daughter, and four crew members were killed in the tragic crash.”
Additionally, Shai Gold, a spokesman for Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the flight, confirmed the tragic news.
He said the young passenger bravely battled an illness.
Officials released the identities of the mother and daughter killed in the crash. They were identified as Lizeth Murillo Ozuna, age 31, and Valentina Guzman Murillo, age 11.
The rest of the people who lost their lives were identified as Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo, paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla, copilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez, and captain Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales.
“It’s extremely hard and extremely difficult, those that were involved directly in her care were very aware that she was going to be traveling home and there had actually been a sendoff for her today,” the hospital where Valentina was receiving treatment said in a statement.
All of the victims were residents of Mexico.
Unfortunately, when the jet crashed, it formed a huge fireball that engulfed several houses and vehicles, claiming the life of a person driving a car at the time of the accident. Their name, however, has not yet been revealed.
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