Video shows damaged Amazon cargo plane after crash
A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane operated by Amazon Prime Air crashed after overrunning a runway in Miami, resulting in five deaths. The incident caused significant disruption to airport operations and is currently under investigation.
Why it matters
This report provides additional context regarding the aircraft type and the flight's origin, contributing to the ongoing investigation of the aviation disaster.
A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane was landing in Miami after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sunday when it overran the runway.
Five people are confirmed to have died and five more were injured in the crash.
The Amazon Prime Air flight struck "multiple vehicles" on the road, the local fire rescue told the BBC's US news partner CBS.
The aircraft then caught on fire, as more than 60 members of the Miami Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene.
The airport closed all runways and issued a full ground stop after the incident.
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