Amazon Cargo Plane Overruns Runway, Crashing into Vehicles and Leaving 5 Dead

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A cargo plane has veered off the runway while landing at an airport in Miami, United States. The aircraft slid out onto a road outside the airport, crashing into multiple vehicles and leaving at least five people dead.

Reporter Yu Deok-gi has the details.

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A cargo plane overruns the runway and pushes out onto a road beyond the airport perimeter.

[Oh, my God.]

The cargo plane finally comes to a stop only after striking several vehicles.

Flames erupt from the impacted fuselage, continuously spewing thick black smoke.

[Miami Fire Dispatch (At the time of the fire): Everyone, we have an aircraft fire. Aircraft fire. You need to brace yourselves.]

[Miami Fire Dispatch (At the time of the fire): Heavy fire on the right-hand side.]

[Miami Fire Dispatch (At the time of the fire): Apply water to the (wing) joint.]

Deploying about 200 personnel, firefighters continuously spray water onto the plane to prevent the engines from exploding.

The accident aircraft, owned by e-commerce giant Amazon, was landing at Miami International Airport on the 6th local time after departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory.

As the plane that overran the runway slid onto the road outside the airport and hit multiple vehicles, at least five people were killed and five others were injured, with three in critical condition.

[Ray Jadallah / Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief: (In addition to firefighting,) there were victims trapped in vehicles, and we also conducted search and rescue operations for the pilot and co-pilot trapped inside the aircraft.]

It has not been confirmed whether the fatalities were passengers on board the plane or occupants of the vehicles.

The accident aircraft is a 32-year-old Boeing 767-300. Originally used as a passenger airliner, it was converted into a cargo plane in 2015 and operated by the cargo airline 21 Air.

The cause of the accident has not yet been determined, and the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are planning to investigate the incident.

Amazon stated through social media that it is cooperating with authorities to determine the circumstances of the accident and will do its utmost to support the victims.

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