Florida: Amazon cargo plane crashes into several vehicles while landing
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 ran beyond the runway at Miami International Airport, struck several vehicles and caught fire.
- The number of injured people remained unclear, while the aircraft came to a stop largely intact beside a road.
- The US Federal Aviation Administration opened an investigation, and the airport suspended operations, affecting about 250 flights.
An Amazon cargo plane ran beyond the runway at Miami International Airport, struck several vehicles and caught fire, according to the local fire department.
The Prime Air freighter had departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the US Federal Aviation Administration said on X. The aircraft came to a stop beside a road and remained largely intact despite the fire.
The number of injured people was unclear. Videos showed smoke rising from the Boeing 767 after the accident, which occurred in the early afternoon local time.
The cause remained unknown, and the FAA opened an investigation. Miami airport suspended air traffic, saying about 250 flights had been affected. The Florida region is popular with tourists.
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Originally published by Der Spiegel in German. 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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