A twin-engine business jet has crashed in northeast Philadelphia, near the Roosevelt Mall, authorities said.
“A Learjet 55 crashed around 6:30 p.m. local time on Friday, Jan. 31, after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport,” the Federal Aviation Administration told CNN in a statement.
The aircraft had two people on board and was en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri, the FAA said.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he has spoken with the Philadelphia mayor and is offering all Commonwealth resources as the emergency response unfolds.
The city’s Office of Emergency Management said in a post on X it was working on a “major incident” near Cottman and Bustleton avenues and that roads were closed in the area.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
The plane crash comes as authorities continue their probe into Wednesday’s deadly collision about 150 miles to the northeast in the Washington, DC, area, where an American Airlines regional jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided over the Potomac River.