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Amazon cargo plane crash victims were in vehicles that were hit, NTSB says

Published by CBS News on September 7, 2026.

CBS's Monday story from Homendy's briefing: 1,300 feet, the 2012 van and the Toyota, hospitals named by the sheriff, both recorders recovered.

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… The plane overran runway 30 on landing, struck navigational aids and hit a 2012 white Ford Econoline van owned by the Professional Ocean Service Corporation, a contract cleaning company for the airlines, Homendy said. Seven people were inside the van at the time. The plane then tore through a perimeter fence and struck a Toyota Corolla Cross LE that was traveling on Northwest 67 Avenue. It continued into the grass and hit another fence line in an area where Tesla robotaxis were stationed. In total, the plane traveled about 1,300 feet past the paved surface, Homendy said. Homendy said all victims were in those two vehicles. The van was inside the airport, while the Toyota was outside. Two of the injured victims were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Their conditions are unknown, while the other three victims were taken to Jackson's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said. Cellphone video shows first responders finding a person alive inside the crushed Toyota. …

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