MIAMI — At least five people were killed and five others injured on Sunday when an Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway at Miami International Airport, striking multiple vehicles and bursting into flames.
The aircraft, a Boeing 767-300 operating as Prime Air Flight 7598 and operated by cargo carrier 21 Air, had arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to federal and local officials, the plane overshot the airport's diagonal runway at approximately 2 p.m. local time, crossed past the perimeter, and impacted vehicles on the ground. The impact triggered a major fire, sending towering plumes of thick black smoke across the metropolitan area and forcing a complete ground stop and temporary shutdown of all runways and taxiways at the critical transport hub.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue deployed more than 60 units and over 200 personnel to combat the intense blaze and manage the complex rescue operation. First responders found the flight crew trapped inside the cockpit alongside victims trapped in the wreckage of the struck automobiles. Officials confirmed that of the five injured survivors, three were transported to trauma centers in critical condition.
Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel released a statement expressing profound sorrow over the tragedy, confirming that the company is fully cooperating with investigators. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have launched formal investigations to determine the sequence of events leading up to the disaster, examining flight data, weather conditions, and runway parameters.
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