Jet Company identifies victims of Philadelphia Air Ambulance Crash

Six people, including a mother and her daughter killed in a small plane crash in Philadelphia, have been identified by the company that runs the medical transport beam.

A seventh victim not named was on the ground at the time of the crash.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced on Sunday that the injury count had gone up to 22, with five people still in the hospital and three of them in critical condition.

Investigators have not yet been able to find the aircraft’s black box, which could give clues to the cause of the crash, officials said.

A spokesman for Jet Rescue Air ambulance revealed the victims’ identity to CBS News, the BBC’s US news partner. Everyone was Mexican citizens, including the child on board who traveled to receive medical treatment.

The spokesman identified the victims such as Captain Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales, Co-Pilot Josue de Jesus Juarez, Doctor Raul Meza Arredondo, Rodrigo Lopez Padilla, Valentina Guzman Murillo and Lizeth Murillo Ozuna.

The accident on Friday just happened blocks from Roosevelt Mall, a three-story mall in a densely populated part of Philadelphia, the fifth largest city in the United States.

The area is filled with terraced homes and shops. Many properties lost the power after the crash.

Authorities still assessed the extent of the damage to the residential area.

While they were not sure how many individuals had been displaced, the city’s officials confirmed that 11 properties had a significant damage.

A shelter created at the local high school had an average of six people per person. Night or fewer, officials said. Several companies had also been affected.

Some streets around the scene of the accident remain closed, but Philadelphia Commissioner Kevin Bethel said some lanes could open to traffic Monday.

The deadly crash is examined by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration with the help of other local agencies.

NTSB officials say preliminary investigations revealed that the flight climbed up to approx. 1,500 feet before going down into a steep descent and making a crash with great influence.

The whole flight was less than a minute, they said.

Investigators have found two engines, but the aircraft’s black box has not been located.

Mayor Parker said that investigators “pore over any bit of material that has been available”.

Residents are asked to report any waste they find in the area.