The US Federal Aviation Administration has again corrected the number of people on board the crashed plane.

According to RIA Novosti, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that there were 6 people on the plane that crashed in Philadelphia, not 2 people as previously announced.

Previously, the FAA denied media reports that there were six people on the crashed plane, insisting there were only two.

"A Learjet 55 crashed at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time on January 31, after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. There were two people on board," the agency said in a statement.

The FAA said the plane was en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri.

According to local media, on the evening of January 31, a small plane carrying two people crashed near a shopping center in Philadelphia, causing many casualties on the ground.

The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper quoted police as saying the accident happened just after 6 p.m. (US time) near the Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philadelphia.

Fox News reporter Steve Keeley said the plane crashed on the evening of January 31 (local time) near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, where the Roosevelt Mall and many residential areas are located.

According to Mr. Keeley, 6 people on the plane were killed, including 2 doctors, 2 pilots, a patient and a relative of the patient.

CBS Philadelphia reported multiple casualties on the ground.