Cargo plane overruns runway at Miami airport and hits vehicles, officials say

A Boeing 767-300 operated by Amazon Prime Air overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, hit several vehicles and caught fire, officials said.

The aircraft had departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico, before overrunning the airport’s diagonal runway. Miami-Dade Aviation said the plane became disabled at the airport’s northwest end.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said the aircraft struck several vehicles near the 2100 block of Northwest 42nd Avenue. Firefighters worked to extinguish the flames, and more than 60 emergency units responded. Multiple patients were confirmed, but officials had not immediately said how many people were injured.

The incident triggered a ground stop around 2:30 p.m. issued by the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center. All departure facilities were affected, and the advisory warned that the stoppage could be extended.

By 2:56 p.m., Miami-Dade Aviation said there were no arrivals or departures, with all runways and taxiways closed. The FAA said it was investigating. The cause of the aircraft becoming disabled was not immediately known.