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Seven Killed as Medical Plane Carrying Sick Child Crashes in Philadelphia

The jet erupted in a fireball when it came down shortly after takeoff.

A child patient, her mother, 2 doctors and 2 pilots were onboard when the plane – headed for Tijuana, Mexico – exploded.

All six people on board were Mexican nationals, according to Mexico’s foreign ministry.

A seventh person in a car on the ground was also killed – while officials say at least 19 others were injured.

The crash saw the aircraft smash into a row of buildings in the north-eastern city, setting them on fire.

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