Cargo plane crashes in Miami, kills five
A cargo plane operated by 21 Air for Amazon Air crashed and caught fire after veering off the runway at Miami International Airport, striking vehicles on a nearby road, resulting in five fatalities and five injuries.
Consensus
- A cargo plane operated by 21 Air crashed after veering off the runway at Miami International Airport.
- The plane was en route from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- The aircraft struck vehicles on a road adjacent to the airport.
- The plane caught fire after the incident.
- Five people were killed and five others were injured.
- Three of the injured were in critical condition.
- The airport temporarily suspended all flights.
- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initiated an investigation.
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) dispatched a team to investigate.
- The aircraft involved was a Boeing 767.
- The plane had the Amazon logo on its tail.
- Amazon expressed sorrow over the fatalities.
Points of divergence
- No information about casualties was available at the time of reporting. — vedomosti
- The incident occurred on Sunday, 6 September, at approximately 14:00 local time. — vm
- The plane was operated by 21 Air for Amazon Air. — fontanka
- The flight number was 7598. — interfax
- The aircraft belonged to Amazon Prime. — tg_bbcrussian
- The plane was operated by Amazon. — vesti
Coverage (8 sources)
- Details of the Miami air disaster: plane struck moving vehicles, there are casualties — Фонтанка
- Cargo plane exited runway in Miami, there are fatalities — Интерфакс
- In Miami a transport plane crashed into cars, rolling off the runway — BBC News Русская служба
- In Miami, a cargo plane crashed into cars, rolling off the runway — BBC News Русская служба
- Miami Airport ceased operations after cargo Boeing 767-300 fire — Ведомости
- Cargo Boeing 767 Amazon crashed near Miami airport — Вечерняя Москва
- Aviation disaster in Miami: "Boeing" rolled off the runway and caught fire. Video — Фонтанка
- In Miami airport a cargo Boeing 767 of Amazon crashed and caught fire — Вести
Key entities
- Miami
- Amazon
- Puerto Rico
- San Juan
- Transport
- Moscow
- Airport
- Media
- Amazon Prime
- FAA
- 21st Air
- Amazon Air
- INTERFAX.RU
- Photo
- Rayed Jadallah