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Amazon Cargo Plane Leaves Miami Runway, Killing at Least Five

From Le Temps · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • An Amazon cargo plane arriving from Puerto Rico left the runway at Miami International Airport, struck several vehicles and caught fire.
  • Five people died and five others were injured, including three in critical condition, according to local officials.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration opened an investigation into the crash.

Five people were killed and five others injured on Sunday when an Amazon cargo plane ran off the end of a runway at Miami International Airport, struck several vehicles and caught fire, local authorities said.

The Prime Air 7598 flight had arrived from Puerto Rico. The crash occurred at the end of the runway, where the aircraft hit several vehicles before bursting into flames.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava confirmed the death toll at an airport news conference less than three hours after the accident. “We now know that five people lost their lives and that five others were injured,” she said. She did not identify the victims.

Three of the injured people were in critical condition, Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said. The other two were taken to a local hospital. The Federal Aviation Administration opened an investigation.

We now know that five people lost their lives and that five others were injured.

· Daniella Levine CavaThe Miami-Dade County mayor gave the confirmed death and injury toll at a news conference.
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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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