An Amazon cargo aircraft sits on the Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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An Amazon cargo aircraft barreled off a runway at Miami Worldwide Airport on Sunday (September 6, 2026), killing no less than 5 individuals because it struck automobiles and burst into flames, authorities stated.
The plane overran the runway round 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. 5 individuals had been killed, three critically injured and two others hospitalised with much less extreme accidents, Miami-Dade County officers informed a information convention.
Greater than 60 Miami-Dade Fireplace Rescue models responded to the crash, arriving to seek out the plane on hearth as crews labored to extinguish the flames and assess sufferers.
The Prime Air aircraft got here to relaxation beside a roadway close to two semi-trucks, in keeping with pictures from the scene. The plane gave the impression to be resting on its stomach and was largely intact regardless of the fireplace.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo service primarily based in North Carolina. The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was initially constructed to hold passengers and flew for a number of airways for greater than 20 years earlier than being transformed to a cargo aircraft in 2015, in keeping with flight-tracking web site Flightradar24.
About 250 flights had been delayed on the airport late afternoon on Sunday, in keeping with FlightAware, an internet site that tracks flight disruptions.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board stated it was gathering details about the crash.
“We’re working intently with native authorities and officers to grasp precisely what occurred,” Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel stated in a social media submit. “Proper now, our absolute precedence is the protection, well-being, and care of everybody concerned.”
Printed – September 07, 2026 03:28 am IST
