Five dead in Amazon plane crash at Miami airport
MIAMI: At least five people were killed and five more injured when an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and crashed into several vehicles, officials said.
An Amazon cargo plane, operating as Prime Air Flight 7598, crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday, September 6, 2026. The plane, a 32-year-old Boeing 767, overshot the runway while landing, striking multiple vehicles and catching fire.
The incident occurred around 2 pm local time, after the plane arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to the Miami-Dade Fire Department, more than 60 firefighting units rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire and assess patients.
At least five people were killed in the crash, with five more injured, according to Miami Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz. The airport shut down all its runways and taxiways due to the accident, and a full ground stop was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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