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Medical transport plane crashes in Philadelphia neighborhood, killing all 6 aboard

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NEW: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirms the deaths of six Mexicans in the crash.

NEW: Six people on the ground were also injured, hospital officials said.

The medical transport jet crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood and exploded into a fireball.

It was transporting a child who had just completed treatment at Shriners Children’s hospital, her mother and four crew members.

The plane crashed in a busy intersection near Roosevelt Mall , an outdoor shopping center in the densely populated neighborhood of Rhawnhurst .

The FAA said the National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation.

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