Child received life-saving treatment in US before boarding doomed 'Angel flight': report

A child patient was one of six people aboard the Learjet 55 on a return flight to Mexico before it crashed in Philadelphia Friday night, according to local media reports.

Shai Gold, a spokesperson for Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, told a Philadelphia NBC outlet that a girl was returning home to Tijuana, Mexico, after receiving care in the United States for a life-threatening illness. The girl’s mother, along with a pilot, copilot, doctor and a paramedic were all said to be on board the doomed flight, Gold told the TV station.

The company does not believe there to be any survivors. A Ring doorbell cam appeared to capture the moment the plane crashed, with a large explosion and fireball visible.

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"All I can say is, the patient was sponsored by a third-partner charity to undergo life-saving treatment in the U.S.," Gold told Philadelphia’s NBC10. "She did her course of care. She was going home.”

"She fought quite a lot to survive, and unfortunately, this tragedy on the way home,” Gold added. He was unable to provide further details on the patient’s condition or treatment due to privacy laws, according to the station.

The incident in Philadelphia comes as the nation is still reeling from Wednesday night’s midair collision over Washington D.C. involving a Blackhawk helicopter colliding midair with an American Airlines regional jet, claiming all 67 lives on board.