MIAMI: Five Dead After Cargo Plane Overshoots Miami International Airport Runway and Strikes Vehicles
Federal officials report that a Boeing 767 carrying two crew members overshot the runway at Miami International Airport, crashing into a van and an SUV.
Five people lost their lives and five others sustained injuries when a cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the Boeing 767-300 operating as Prime Air Flight 798 traveled 1,300 feet past the paved surface during stormy conditions.
The aircraft crashed through a fence, struck a white Ford Econoline van belonging to a cleaning company on airport property, and hit a Toyota Corolla Cross LE on Northwest 67th Avenue outside the airport. Five individuals inside the vehicles were killed, while five others suffered injuries, including three who were listed in critical condition.
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More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the complex fire at the scene. Firefighters successfully rescued the pilot and co-pilot from the cockpit by pulling them through a window. Emergency personnel transported the injured to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center and Jackson South Medical Center.
Federal investigators, including NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, arrived to examine the wreckage and fuel spills that left parts of the crash site unsafe. Two of the airport's four runways remained closed on Monday afternoon as authorities continued their investigation and appealed to witnesses to submit photos and videos.
