Philadelphia: Days after a plane crash in northeast Philadelphia that left six people dead, a diner was shaken when a piece of metal debris from the crash struck a customer. The incident took place on Saturday, when a Learjet 55, a twin-engine business jet, crashed into a residential area.
The aircraft, which had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, was bound for Branson, Missouri. The crash caused wreckage to rain down on homes and vehicles, with one piece of metal flying through the window of a nearby restaurant, the Four Seasons Diner.
New video from the plane crash in Philadelphia shows debris hitting a nearby restaurant.
At least 1 customer was hit by flying debris, causing a head injury.
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Chilling video of incident
The diner, located just a quarter mile from the crash site, was filled with customers when the accident took place. A chilling 16-second video, which quickly went viral, shows the moment the metal piece struck a man sitting at the diner.
As the metal hit him in the head, the other customers ducked for cover, crawling on the floor to avoid further injury. “He was OK, but I mean he was bleeding. A lot of bleeding on his head. Just shocking,” Paul Pul, an employee at the diner, told 6abc Action News.
What authorities said
The injured man was immediately taken to the hospital, though his condition remains unknown. According to New York Post reports, restaurant manager Ayhan Tiryaki confirmed that the diner staff and other patrons were unharmed.
Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the plane had descended sharply before it collided with the ground. The crash took place just two days after another tragic aviation accident in Washington, where a passenger plane and a military helicopter collided midair, resulting in 67 deaths, marking the deadliest US crash since 2009.
