An air ambulance plane with 6 people on board has crashed near a shopping centre in the US city of Philadelphia.

US media reported early Saturday that the plane belonged to the private company Jet Rescue.

The company said in a statement that the plane was carrying 6 people, including a crew of 4 and a sick child with a companion.

There was no immediate information on the fate of the passengers, but an unnamed company official said that ‘the likelihood of survival of those on board is low’, according to an Anatolian reporter.

Images circulating on social media show a fire at the crash site.

Mexico’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the six people on board were Mexican nationals.