Disasters & Incidents
Miami cargo plane crash kills at least 5: officials
At least five people were killed and five more injured when an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and crashed into several vehicles, officials said.
Miami Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said there was “no apparent threat to public safety” from the incident, but that there were “at least five deceased individuals” at the scene.
The aircraft, a Boeing 767 operating as Prime Air Flight 7598, had arrived at about 2 p.m. from Puerto Rico when the crash occurred. The Federal Aviation Administration and Miami International Airport reported the incident, which shut all runways and taxiways.
Miami-Dade Fire Department said the plane caught fire after what it called a crash. It said more than 60 firefighting units went to the scene, where firefighters worked to extinguish the fire and assess patients.
Amazon said the aircraft “experienced an incident while attempting to land.” Spokesperson Kelly Nantel said it was a fast-moving situation and the company was still gathering details while working with local authorities and officials to understand what happened.
Update
Officials said five more people were injured.
Miami Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said there was no apparent threat to public safety.
Source note: AFP news report published on 6 September 2026 at 21:42:22 UTC.
Update
Officials said five people died in the cargo plane crash at Miami airport.
Source note: AFP news report published on 6 September 2026 at 21:30:22 UTC.
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Amazon said the aircraft experienced an incident while attempting to land.
Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said the company was still gathering details and working with local authorities and officials.
Source note: AFP news report published on 6 September 2026 at 20:35:34 UTC.
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Miami International Airport said all runways and taxiways were shut because of the accident.
The plane was identified as Prime Air Flight 7598.
The Boeing 767 had arrived around 2 p.m. from Puerto Rico.
Miami-Dade Fire Department said the plane hit multiple vehicles near the airport.
Miami-Dade Fire Department said more than 60 firefighters responded and were assessing patients.
Source note: AFP news report published on 6 September 2026 at 20:18:54 UTC.
Update
The plane was identified as a Boeing 767 operating for Amazon Prime Air.
Officials said there was no immediate word on casualties.
Source note: AFP news report published on 6 September 2026 at 19:53:49 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The cause of the crash has not been established in the supplied information.
The death toll was given as at least five, so it may change.
Source
AFP news report published on .