An Amazon Prime Air cargo flight crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of at least five individuals, according to local officials and reports from Reuters. The incident occurred when the aircraft overran the runway during its landing approach. Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene to assist and investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
More than 60 units and over 200 personnel responded to the incident responded to the incident and were deploeyed at the scene, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. Earlier reporting noted: More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the crash, arriving to find the aircraft on fire as crews worked to extinguish the flames and assess patients. The department added that “units arrived to find an airplane that had caught on fire as a result of this crash, with heavy flames and smoke showing.
Five people were also injured, with three in critical condition Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said. At least two people were trapped in vehicles that were struck by the plane, and the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the plane by the crash, Jadallah said. As of late afternoon, emergency personnel were still dealing with an active fuel leak from the aircraft, Jadallah added, according to Reuters. Earlier reporting noted: The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene.
The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.
