The Philadelphia Eagles will have much more to play when they take the ground in the Super Bowl Lix next Sunday against the Chiefs of Kansas City.
After an air ambulance carrying six people crashed in the north of Philadelphia on Friday evening, causing a massive explosion which killed an unconfirmed number of people, the Eagles published an declaration expressing condolences for its residents of Philadelphia Impacted And the victims aboard the flight.
“The organization of the Eagles had a broken heart to learn the tragic loss of life earlier this evening following the plane crash in the northeast of Philadelphia,” said the team. “We express our condolences to the victims and their loved ones they leave. We are grateful to the first stakeholders for their heroic actions on the scene.”
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Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the Global Ambulance Flight Company operating the plane, said its Learjet 55 crashed from the northeast airport of Philadelphia around 6.30 p.m.
A detailed vision of the Philadelphia Eagles logo in the midfield before the match against the Dallas cowboys in Lincoln Financial Field on November 1, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff / Getty images)
The plane was to fly from Philadelphia to Tijuana International Airport, with a technical stop in Springfield, Missouri for Fuel, Air Ambulance spokesperson Shai Gold, told PK Press Club Digital.
A senior Philadelphia fire officials told PK Press Club that the fires that had been launched by the accident were “now under control”.
President Donald Trump went to Truth Social to react to the tragedy.
“So sad to see the plane fall to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More innocent souls lost. Our people are completely committed,” wrote Trump. “The first stakeholders are already granted for doing a great job. More to follow. May God bless you all.”
Vice-president JD Vance then went to X, calling the “very sad” situation.
“May God bless the victims and their families,” wrote Vance.
A plane accident site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, January 31, 2025. (X / @jaredgsolomon)
The accident occurs just a few days after an aircraft of American Airlines passengers collided outdoors with a Black Hawk Army Black helicopter near National Reagan Airportkilling 67 people.
Alexandra Koch of PK Press Club Digital, Lorraine Taylor and Alexis McAdams contributed to this story.
