PHILADELPHIA – A small plane crashed in a residential area of Northeast Philadelphia Friday evening, authorities said. The aircraft crashed near a residential street shortly after 6 p.m. Friday, according to dispatch reports. Two people were aboard the plane and there are reports of injuries to people who were on the ground, police said.

Shriners Children's said the child on board had received care and was being taken back to her home country of Mexico, along with her mother, when the crash happened.

Aircraft crashed with 4 crew members, a pediatric medical patient and the patient's escort on board, officials said

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A pediatric patient, an escort and four crew members were on the plane when it crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, according to Jet Rescue Air Ambulance.

A recording obtained by this news organization contains chatter between airport tower employees and crew on the small plane before it went down.

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