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5 killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
The Hindu··7 Sept
An Amazon cargo plane overran the runway at Miami International Airport on September 6, killing at least 5 people, Miami-Dade County officials said. The Boeing 767 arrived from San Juan around 2 p.m. and struck vehicles before catching fire. Three people were critically injured and 2 were hospitalised. More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded.
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What It Means For You
- About 250 flights were delayed at Miami International Airport late on Sunday, according to FlightAware.
- The National Transportation Safety Board said it was gathering information about the crash.
- Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said the company is working with local authorities to understand what happened.
What's Happening
- The Prime Air flight was operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
- The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was converted to a cargo plane in 2015 after flying passengers for over two decades.
- All runways and taxiways at the airport were closed from around 3 p.m. as emergency operations continued.
Flight disruptions at Miami airport
- The aircraft at the scene
- The plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks.
- Images showed the aircraft largely intact despite the fire.
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