6 Killed in Plane Crash in Philadelphia

On the evening of January 31, 2025, a tragic accident occurred in Northeast Philadelphia when a medical transport aircraft, a Learjet 55 operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, crashed shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The flight was en route to Tijuana International Airport in Mexico, with a planned refueling stop in Springfield, Missouri. All six individuals on board perished, and one person on the ground was also killed.