A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighbourhood shortly after take-off, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes. All six people aboard were from Mexico. The child had been treated in Philadelphia for a life-threatening condition and was being transported home to Mexico, according to Shai Gold, Jet Rescue Air Ambulance spokesperson. The flight’s final destination was Tijuana after a stop in Missouri.

The medical transport jet crashed soon after taking off, damaging several homes and vehicles. REPRESENTATIONAL PIC/X