DID Press: At least five people were killed and five others injured on Sunday after an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport in Florida and struck several vehicles, local authorities said. Three of the injured were reported to be in critical condition.
The Boeing 767-300 freighter, operated by 21 Air on behalf of Amazon, was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it ran beyond the end of a runway at about 1:58 p.m. local time and crashed into several vehicles before coming to a stop in an adjacent area. The aircraft caught fire following the impact.
Authorities said the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the cockpit, while two other people were trapped in vehicles struck by the aircraft. More than 60 emergency units and about 200 personnel responded to the scene.
The airport temporarily halted flights following the crash, while the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board launched investigations into the cause of the accident. The identities of those killed had not initially been released.
Amazon said it was working closely with local authorities and investigators to determine what happened and expressed condolences to the victims’ families.