There’s an eerie silence on Cottman Avenue as Philadelphians attempt to course of the unimaginable.

A deep crater within the highway, particles and several other burned-out autos mark the situation the place an air ambulance plummeted from the sky on Friday evening.

It’s densely populated, row after row of homes, all rocked by the influence, some scorched by the following fireball.

John Dolan heard the airplane coming down above his residence and says folks solely survived “by the grace of God”.

“The quantity of individuals at this intersection needed to be so much.

“Persons are backed up, ready for this mild right here due to the site visitors.

“Persons are heading residence, it is Friday evening.

“It’s lined up with vehicles right here. How they don’t seem to be extra folks useless, I do not know,” he mentioned.

Joseph Maiorano was stopped on the crimson mild when the airplane got here down lower than one minute after taking off.

“Subsequent factor I do know, look to my left, and there is this large increase…

“I felt the warmth. There was like… a cloud of fireside,” he recalled.

A small crew of neighborhood pastors had been going door-to-door, providing help to folks traumatised by the tragedy on their doorstep.

There have been no survivors among the many six folks on the small airplane – two passengers and 4 crew, all Mexican nationals.

In a tragic coincidence, the kid affected person on board was returning residence after finishing life-saving therapy in hospital.

One man died in a automobile, and at the least 19 others had been injured, together with a toddler who has undergone emergency surgical procedure.

There’s a palpable sense of shock and incredulity right here, a disbelief shared throughout America.

With extra air passengers per 12 months than another nation, two deadly crashes in two days have shocked this nation.