A 10-year-old boy who sustained extreme accidents in last year’s medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia participated in a particular second before the Sixers game on Friday evening.
Ramesses Vazquez‑Viana obtained the possibility to ring the bell before the Sixers-Timberwolves game on the Xfinity Mobile Arena.
As he rang the bell, the gang cheered and applauded.
Back in January 2025, Ramesses, then 9, was in a automobile along with his father, Steven Dreuitt, 37, and his father’s girlfriend, Dominique Goods-Burke, 34, when a medical jet slammed into Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue.
All six individuals on the plane died and Ramesses was the one one within the automobile who survived. Dozens of others had been left damage with lots of of houses and companies broken.
Ramesses remained within the hospital for a lot of months after the crash. He suffered burns to 90% of his physique in addition to inner and exterior wounds.
Over a yr after the tragic crash, Ramesses’ restoration and dedication continues to encourage individuals throughout Philadelphia and past.
