Amazon cargo overruns runway at Miami International, hits vehicles, officials say
Details about what caused the plane to become disabled were not immediately known.
Miami International Airport is currently experiencing a ground stop on Sunday afternoon due to an Amazon cargo plane crash. The plane overran the runway and struck several vehicles, resulting in injuries to multiple patients. The Air Traffic Control System Command Center issued the ground stop at around 2:30 p.m., affecting all departure facilities.
The FAA is currently investigating the incident. The plane, a Boeing 767-300, departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is now disabled at the northwest end of the airport. Miami-Dade Aviation confirmed it was a Prime Air plane. All runways and taxiways are closed, and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has responded. The plane struck multiple vehicles near the 2100 block of Northwest 42nd Avenue and caught fire.
Firefighters are working to extinguish the flames. Multiple patients were confirmed, and more than 60 MDFR units are responding. It is unclear how many people were injured. The ground stop affects domestic flights to and from nearly every part of the United States.
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