Video footage from Miami shows an Amazon Air cargo plane overshoot the runway while attempting to land.
'Firefighters are working on extinguishing the fire, and there are multiple patients'
The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft overran the runway at around 2 p.m. after heading into Florida from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Officials reported that at least five people are dead and five others are injured after an Amazon cargo plane crashed outside Miami International Airport (MIA).
Three people in critical condition and two hospitalized as operations at one of busiest US airports brought to a haltAn Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami international airport in Florida on Sunday afternoon after the flight, which was arriving from Puerto Rico, overshot the runway, striking several vehicles and resulting in at least five deaths.The plane erupted in flames as dark smoke billowed into the sky, bringing operations at one of the busiest airports in the US to a halt. The pilot and copilot were trapped in the cockpit as a result of the crash, said the Miami-Dade rescue fire chief Ray Jadallah. Continue reading...
Three of the injured victims are in critical condition, and two others were transferred to a local hospital.