Medical transport plane carrying six crashes into Philadelphia neighbourhood

A small medical transport plane crashed into several buildings in north-east Philadelphia on Friday evening, setting homes and vehicles ablaze and injuring people on the ground, the BBC reported.

The plane had been on a medical transport mission, carrying a child patient and her mother, and four crew members.

"We know that there will be loss," Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro said during a news conference at the scene of the crash, calling it an "awful aviation disaster".

Videos of the incident online show the plane coming down quickly and sparking a huge fireball.

All six people on board were Mexican, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X. The plane was travelling to Springfield, Missouri.

A spokesperson for Temple University Hospital-Jeanes in Philadelphia said it had treated six people who were injured on the ground during the crash.

Three were treated and released, while details are not yet known about the condition of the other three.