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Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
Published by NPR on September 6, 2026.
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Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport : NPR Five people were killed when a cargo plane crashed at the Miami International Airport on Sunday. Local officials said the scene on the ground was chaotic, with multiple people taken to area hospitals. Rosie Cordero-Stutz, the Miami-Dade County Sheriff said that the plane, operated by Amazon, overran the runway at approximately 1:58 p.m. "It came to rest at a field adjacent to the airport," she said. Video posted on social media shows the Prime Air plane, a Boeing 767, off the runway with its tail over the fence and thick black smoke rising from the aircraft. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said over 60 MDFR units had responded. During a news briefing, MDFR Chief Ray Jadallah said there was fuel leak from the aircraft, which they are working to mitigate. …
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