A Mexican child, who was treated for an undisclosed ailment in the United States was among those feared dead, as the plane they were flying crashed shortly after take-off on Friday night.<\/p>\n
The tragic event is came just two days after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers<\/a>\u00a0and four crew members\u00a0collided in midair in Washington, D.C.,<\/span>\u00a0with an Army helicopter carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors in that crash.<\/p>\n The medical transport jet crashed near a popular mall in Northeast Philadelphia. The company says a pediatric patient were among those on board and presumed dead.<\/p>\n The Learjet 55 , according to reports, departed from Northeast Philadelphia Airport shortly before it crashed.<\/p>\n According to Shai Gold, Jet Rescue Air Ambulance spokesperson, all six people aboard were from Mexico. A child had been treated in Philadelphia for a life-threatening condition and was being transported home to Mexico.<\/p>\n The patient and her mother were on board along with four crew members. Gold said, the plane which had seasoned crew was on a \u201cmedical assignment\u201d and was headed to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri.<\/p>\n The plane possibly hit multiple buildings in the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Reacting to the unfortunate incident, Pennsylvania Gov.\u00a0Josh Shapiro<\/a>\u00a0said at a news conference late Friday that officials expect fatalities in this \u201cawful aviation disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe know that there will be loss,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n Watch video below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n