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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kelly Rissman

Boy, 10, injured by Philly plane crash wakes up to ask about sibling and Super Bowl: ‘Daddy, did I save my sister?’

A 10-year-old who pushed his sister out of the way when a medical jet crashed in northeast Philadelphia last week had two things on his mind when he woke up from emergency brain surgery: the Super Bowl and his sister.

Trey Howard, 10, was with his dad and his younger siblings picking up donuts when the aircraft came crashing down near the family’s car, flinging debris right at them, 6ABC first reported. Amid the chaos, the child shielded his toddler sister — a brave move that landed him in the hospital with a severe head injury.

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