Philadelphia mayor confirms at least one person in a car died when plane crashed at Roosevelt Mall
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker confirmed Saturday that six individuals on board a medical ambulance jet that crashed at Roosevelt Mall all perished.
Additionally, at least one more person who was in a car died when the plane crashed.
The mayor also confirmed that at least 19 individuals were injured, but that number "is not etched in stone."
"The investigation is ongoing. Investigators are pouring over the crash site right now further updates will be provided as soon as they are available. But I want to be clear that we will find a cause for this tragedy," Parker said.
Utility companies are working to restore service interruption caused by the plane crash, the mayor added.
"We are encouraging as many people as possible in the area to stay home if you can, because this is an active investigation. However, I do want to note that we have, members of our police and fire and Office of Emergency Management on all of our blocks. No Philadelphian who is in the impacted area should have a problem moving to and from their home if necessary and they have to leave."
Posted by Chris Pandolfo