Five dead, five injured after Amazon cargo plane overshoots Miami runway
An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport, resulting in five deaths and five injuries. The Boeing 767-300 struck vehicles on the ground during the landing incident, prompting an emergency response.
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This is a major aviation safety incident involving a high-profile logistics operator, likely to trigger federal investigations.
The tail section of a cargo plane is seen at Miami International Airport after it overran the runway at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on Sep 6, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Chandan Khanna)
CHICAGO: At least five people died when an Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday (Sep 6), local officials said.
Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the airport's diagonal runway shortly before 2pm EDT (2am Singapore time, Monday morning) and struck multiple vehicles on the ground, officials said during a news conference on Sunday afternoon.
Amazon and the Miami-Dade Aviation Department earlier confirmed that an incident occurred as the plane was trying to land.
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