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Families Sue Over 2 Fatalities in Philadelphia Air Ambulance Disaster
18 Nov
Summary
- Lawsuit filed over 2 deaths in January air ambulance crash
- Plane crashed into busy neighborhood, killing all 6 on board
- Defendants include air ambulance company and others responsible
In a tragic incident that occurred earlier this year, the families of two victims have filed a lawsuit over an air ambulance crash in Philadelphia. On January 31st, a Learjet 55 operated by the Guadalajara-based air ambulance company Med Jets, S.A. de C.V. (doing business as Jet Rescue) crashed shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, killing all six people on board.
The wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the estates of Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo, a pediatrician, and Lizeth Murillo Osuna, the mother of a girl who was being flown home to Mexico after treatment at a Philadelphia hospital. The crash also claimed the lives of two people on the ground and injured over 20 others as the plane "erupted in a massive explosion that engulfed multiple vehicles and houses and sent fiery debris raining down on terrified and helpless bystanders."
The National Transportation Safety Board has stated that the voice recorder on the plane was not working, and the crew made no distress calls to air traffic control. The defendants named in the lawsuit include the air ambulance company Jet Rescue, as well as unspecified others responsible for the plane's design, manufacture, maintenance, and inspection.
