Officials: Seven dead, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in Philadelphia
The scene near Roosevelt Boulevard after a small plane crashed near Roosevelt Mall, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Authorities sifted through burned cars and charred debris Saturday to gather clues that might explain why an air ambulance exploded into a fiery ball as it crashed to the ground in Philadelphia, leaving no survivors on board.
The small plane carrying six people, including a child who had just undergone treatment at a hospital, crashed onto a busy intersection just after takeoff from the small Northeast Philadelphia Airport.
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