Amazon cargo jet overruns Miami runway, killing five and injuring five
An Amazon cargo plane overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, hit multiple vehicles and burst into flames, killing at
An Amazon cargo plane overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, hit multiple vehicles and burst into flames, killing at least five people and injuring five others, officials said. The crash sent a thick black plume of smoke over the airport and triggered an emergency response that was still dealing with a fuel leak hours later.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Raied “Ray” Jadallah said three of the injured were in critical condition and taken to a trauma center, while two others were taken to a local hospital. Several people were trapped in vehicles struck by the aircraft and had to be pulled out, he said. The pilots were also removed from the plane and were being treated.
Fast-moving emergency response
Broadcast audio captured the urgency on the ground. “Guys, the plane’s on fire. Plane’s on fire. Put your game faces on,” a first responder said in a radio call recorded by Broadcastify. More than 60 units reached the scene, officials said, finding heavy flames and smoke after the crash.
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said there was no apparent threat to public safety. Still, the scene remained active as fire rescue crews worked through the fuel leak. The damage was not confined to the aircraft. Vehicles on the ground took the impact too. Hard impact. Fast aftermath.
Aircraft came from Puerto Rico
Reuters reported that the aircraft was a Boeing 767-300 operated by 21 Air on behalf of Amazon Prime Air and had departed from Puerto Rico. The FAA said the plane overran the runway after landing in Miami, prompting a ground stop at the airport.
The crash adds to scrutiny of runway safety at major airports that handle heavy commercial traffic and cargo operations side by side. Miami International is one of the busiest gateways in the Americas, and an accident on the landing roll can quickly spill beyond the airfield perimeter, putting airport workers, drivers and emergency crews at risk.
Officials had not said what caused the aircraft to overrun the runway by Sunday evening. Investigators will now focus on the landing itself, the aircraft’s condition and the sequence that followed once the plane left the pavement. The next updates are expected to come from federal investigators and airport authorities as they piece together how a cargo flight turned into a deadly fireball on the ground.
