At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport
At least five people were killed and five others were injured as the cargo jet overran the runway, struck vehicles and caught fire, officials said.
- On Sunday, 21 Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-300 operating for Amazon Prime Air, overran Miami International Airport's diagonal runway and struck multiple vehicles near the northwest perimeter, catching fire.
- The 32-year-old jet departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was attempting to land when the incident occurred; investigators are examining flight data to determine the cause.
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah confirmed five fatalities, with three survivors in critical condition and two hospitalized. More than 60 fire-rescue units responded to extinguish flames and extricate victims trapped in vehicles.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a full ground stop at Miami International Airport, disrupting operations airport-wide. FlightAware reported nearly 250 delayed flights by late Sunday as runways and taxiways remained closed.
- The National Transportation Safety Board deployed a team led by Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy to investigate the crash. Analysts will examine flight recorders and wreckage to determine the cause, a process expected to span several months.
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New York, 7 Sep (EFE).- The Amazon cargo plane that crashed on Sunday when landing at Miami International Airport, in an accident in which five people died, collided with two vehicles on leaving the runway, including a van in which seven passengers were travelling. [...] The entrance Amazon's plane that crashed in Miami crashed with a van with seven passengers was first published in HolaNews.
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As it began its descent under dark clouds over Miami International Airport, it was difficult to perceive from afar that there was some problem with the Boeing 767-300 that wore the Amazon’s “smile” logo on its vertical stabilizer.
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