Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
An Amazon Air cargo plane crashed while attempting to land at Miami International Airport, resulting in five deaths and five injuries. The aircraft hit vehicles on the ground, and federal authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident.
Why it matters
A major aviation incident involving a high-profile logistics company raises questions about air safety and ground operations during peak travel times.
Video shows damaged Amazon cargo plane after crash/Screengrab
An Amazon Air cargo plane overshot the runway while attempting to land at Miami International Airport, killing five people and seriously injuring five more.
The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft crashed just before 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT) after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The flight also hit several vehicles on the ground.
Amazon said that it is "working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened".
All flights were ordered grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as fire crews raced to the smoking crash site. The crash comes over Labor Day weekend, one of the busiest travel times of the year.
"At least five people have lost their lives, and five others are injured," Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference on Sunday evening.
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