Seven people died and nearly two dozen more were injured when a medical jet crashed in northeast Philadelphia on Friday night.

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

At least seven people died when a medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday, including six Mexicans aboard the plane and one person who was on the ground, Mexico's president and Philadelphia's mayor said on Saturday.

The Learjet 55 went down just a minute after takeoff, crashing near a mall in northeast Philadelphia and setting ablaze homes and vehicles, officials said.