Eagles speak out on Philadelphia plane crash just days before playing in Super Bowl LIX

The Philadelphia Eagles volition person plentifulness much to play for erstwhile they instrumentality the tract successful Super Bowl LIX adjacent Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. 

After an aerial ambulance carrying six radical crashed successful Northern Philadelphia Friday night, causing a monolithic detonation that has killed an unconfirmed fig of people, the Eagles released a connection expressing condolences for its impacted Philadelphia residents and the victims connected committee the flight.

"The Eagles enactment was heartbroken to larn of the tragic nonaccomplishment of beingness earlier this evening arsenic a effect of the level clang successful Northeast Philadelphia," the squad said. "We widen our condolences to the victims and loved ones they permission behind. We are grateful to the archetypal responders for their heroic actions astatine the scene."

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Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the planetary ambulance formation institution operating the plane, said its Learjet 55 crashed portion departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport astatine astir 6:30 p.m.

A elaborate presumption of the Philadelphia Eagles logo astatine midfield anterior to the crippled against the Dallas Cowboys astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected November 1, 2020 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

The level was scheduled to alert from Philadelphia to Tijuana International Airport, with 1 method halt successful Springfield, Missouri for fuel, Air Ambulance spokesperson Shai Gold told Fox News Digital.

A elder Philadelphia occurrence authoritative told Fox News the fires that were sparked by the clang are "now nether control."

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to respond to the tragedy.

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"So bittersweet to spot the level spell down successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More guiltless souls lost. Our radical are wholly engaged," Trump wrote. "First Responders are already being fixed recognition for doing a large job. More to follow. God Bless you all."

Vice President JD Vance aboriginal took to X, calling the concern "very sad."

"May God bless the victims and their families," Vance wrote.

Site of a level clang successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., January 31, 2025.  (X / @JaredGSolomon)

The clang comes conscionable days aft an American Airlines rider level collided midair with an Army Black Hawk Helicopter adjacent Reagan National Airport, sidesplitting 67 people.

Fox News Digital's Alexandra Koch, Lorraine Taylor and Alexis McAdams contributed to this story.

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