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At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport

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Izaguirre, A., Fischer, D., & Funk, J. (2026, September 6). At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/amazon-cargo-plane-sends-up-billowing-cloud-of-smoke-after-overrunning-runway-at-miami-airport/article_5240d518-0740-59f0-abbc-836f675c60ea.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-06 · by Anthony Izaguirre, David Fischer, Josh Funk

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An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday after overrunning the runway while arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. At least 5 people have been confirmed dead and 5 others injured in the incident, with 3 of them critically hurt. The cause of death is still unknown, as officials are unsure whether the victims were passengers or drivers/hikers struck by the plane. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at Miami International Airport.
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On September 6, an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767-300 operated by 21 Air overran a runway at Miami International Airport, striking several vehicles and bursting into flames. The crash resulted in the deaths of five people and injuries to others. Over 60 units from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded, finding heavy flames and smoke upon arrival. All runways and taxiways were closed, causing significant delays and possible cancellations for flights through Miami International Airport. Amazon confirmed it would cooperate with any investigation conducted by the FAA, which will look into the incident.

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Topics

Amazon MIAMI Miami-Dade County Puerto Rico San Juan

Subjects

MIAMI GPE · 2× Amazon ORG · 1× Miami-Dade County GPE · 1× Puerto Rico GPE · 1× San Juan GPE · 1×

Narrative

MIAMI (AP) — An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people as it struck vehicles and burst into flames, authorities said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-07

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

MIAMI (AP) — An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people as it struck vehicles and burst into flames, authorities said. asserted
authorities → barrel → flames
The aircraft overran the runway around 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. asserted
aircraft → overrun → Juan
Five people were killed, three critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries asserted
others → kill → injuries
, Miami-Dade County officials told a news conference. asserted
officials → tell → conference
Miami officials said Sunday afternoon that it was too soon to determine whether the people who died were on board the plane or in the vehicles the plane hit. asserted
plane → say → vehicles
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