At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane crashed off runway at Miami airport
An Amazon cargo plane crashed off a runway at Miami International Airport, resulting in at least five fatalities and several injuries. The aircraft struck vehicles near the airport, leading to a major emergency response.
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MIAMI (AP) — An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring five others as it struck vehicles and was engulfed in flames, authorities said.
The aircraft overran the runway around 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and plowed across a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses that surround the airport. Five people were killed, three critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, Miami-Dade County officials told a news conference.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the pilots survived or those killed were all in vehicles when the plane struck.
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