At least five dead after Amazon plane overruns runway at Miami Airport — At least five people have died after an Amazon cargo plane overrun a runway at Miami International Airport, striking several vehicles.
Officials say Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the airport's diagonal runway on Sunday afternoon local time.
The airport issued a ground stop and closed the runways, which remains in effect.
At least five people have died after an Amazon cargo plane barrelled off a runway at Miami International Airport, striking multiple vehicles and bursting into flames, a sheriff has confirmed.
The crash sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky and forced the closure of all runways at one of the United States's busiest airports.
Five people were killed, three critically injured and two others taken to hospital with less severe injuries, Miami-Dade County officials told a news conference.
Miami-Dade Rescue Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said some people were trapped inside vehicles and the pilot and copilot were trapped in the plane.
He said fire crews were still dealing with a fuel leak on the plane several hours after the crash.
More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the crash, arriving to find the aircraft on fire as crews worked to extinguish the flames and assess patients.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft overran the runway about 2pm on Sunday, local time, after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the plane struck multiple vehicles after leaving the runway.
The cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport. (Reuters: Marco Bello)
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA was sending investigators and had issued a full ground stop at Miami International as emergency crews responded.
"At approximately 2pm today, Prime Air flight 7598 overran Miami International Airport's diagonal runway and is disabled at the north-west end of the airport," the airport said in a statement.
"All runways and taxiways at [Miami International Airport] are currently closed as of 3pm and a ground stop is in effect."
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.
At least five people have died after an Amazon cargo plane overrun a runway at Miami International Airport, striking several vehicles.
Officials say Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the airport's diagonal runway on Sunday afternoon local time.
The airport issued a ground stop and closed the runways, which remains in effect.
At least five people have died after an Amazon cargo plane barrelled off a runway at Miami International Airport, striking multiple vehicles and bursting into flames, a sheriff has confirmed.
The crash sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky and forced the closure of all runways at one of the United States's busiest airports.
Five people were killed, three critically injured and two others taken to hospital with less severe injuries, Miami-Dade County officials told a news conference.
Miami-Dade Rescue Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said some people were trapped inside vehicles and the pilot and copilot were trapped in the plane.
He said fire crews were still dealing with a fuel leak on the plane several hours after the crash.
More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the crash, arriving to find the aircraft on fire as crews worked to extinguish the flames and assess patients.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft overran the runway about 2pm on Sunday, local time, after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the plane struck multiple vehicles after leaving the runway.
The cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport. (Reuters: Marco Bello)
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA was sending investigators and had issued a full ground stop at Miami International as emergency crews responded.
"At approximately 2pm today, Prime Air flight 7598 overran Miami International Airport's diagonal runway and is disabled at the north-west end of the airport," the airport said in a statement.
"All runways and taxiways at [Miami International Airport] are currently closed as of 3pm and a ground stop is in effect."
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.
Written by https://futureknowledge.in/ | Source: www.abc.net.au
Additional coverage from www.livemint.com:
(Bloomberg) — An Amazon.com Inc. cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, shutting down the airport’s runways and taxiways and prompting an emergency response.
The Boeing 767-300, operated by 21 Air as Prime Air Flight 7598, overshot the runway around 2 p.m. after arriving from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
“Prime Air Flight 7598 overran Miami International Airport’s diagonal runway and is disabled at the northwest end of the airport,” Indira Almeida-Pardillo, a spokesperson for Miami International Airport, said in a statement. She said all runways and taxiways were closed as of 3 p.m. and a ground stop was in effect.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene, Almeida-Pardillo said.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned of significant delays and possible cancellations in a post on X.
21 Air, a Miami-based cargo airline, began operating Boeing 767-300 freighters on behalf of Amazon in 2024.
Representatives for 21 Air and Amazon didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
The aircraft involved in the crash was more than 32 years old, having first flown June 1994. Over the decades, it changed hands, including operations for Air Europa, Kenya Airways and Atlas Air, a cargo specialist, after being converted into a cargo aircraft in 2016, according to data compiled by the Planespotters website.
The Boeing 767 is no longer in production as a commercial aircraft but still widely flown. The manufacturer still makes the plane in low numbers as military refueling planes.
–With assistance from María Paula Mijares Torres, Benedikt Kammel and Siddharth Philip.
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