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Five killed after Amazon Prime Air cargo plane leaves runway in Miami and hits vehicles

From Adevฤƒrul · () Romanian

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

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Newswire Named sources Under investigation
  • An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767-300 cargo plane left the runway while landing at Miami International Airport and collided with several vehicles.
  • At least five people died and five others were injured, including three in critical condition, according to Miami-Dade's fire chief.
  • The US National Transportation Safety Board sent a team to investigate, while emergency crews continued managing a fuel leak at the crash site.

At least five people died when an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane ran off the runway during landing at Miami International Airport and struck several vehicles on the ground. Five others were injured, three critically, according to Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah.

Prime Air Flight 7598 crossed the airport's diagonal runway shortly before 6 p.m. GMT and collided with multiple cars. At least two people remained trapped in the vehicles, while the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the aircraft after the impact. Authorities had not released the identities of those killed.

More than 60 rescue crews and about 200 emergency workers responded. Hours after the crash, teams were still dealing with an active fuel leak from the aircraft, Jadallah said. Miami International Airport suspended all flights immediately, although two of its four runways had reopened by Sunday evening.

We are deeply saddened by the accident involving one of our aircraft today in Miami

· 21 AirThe cargo operator expressed condolences and said it would support the investigation.

The aircraft was a 32-year-old Boeing 767-300 freighter. It had departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and had previously served as a passenger aircraft for several airlines between 1994 and 2015, according to Flightradar24. Amazon said 21 Air operated the plane on its behalf.

โ€œWe are deeply saddened by the accident involving one of our aircraft today in Miami,โ€ 21 Air said, offering condolences to the victims' families and promising to support the investigation. Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said the company was working with local authorities to establish what happened, adding that the safety and care of everyone involved was its absolute priority. Boeing and 21 Air also said they would support the official inquiries. The NTSB sent a team to Miami and planned its first news conference on the investigation for Monday.

We are working closely with authorities and local officials to understand exactly what happened. At this time, our absolute priority is the safety, well-being and care of everyone involved.

· Kelly NantelThe Amazon spokesperson described the company's response after the crash.
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Originally published by Adevฤƒrul in Romanian. 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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