Amazon cargo plane crash victims were in vehicles that were hit, NTSB says
Latest update from WPBF Channel 25: Victims identified after Amazon cargo plane overshoots Miami runway by 1,300 feet and hits vehicles. Five people died, and three others were hospitalized after an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway Sunday afternoon near NW 67th Avenue at Miami International Airport. Related: Witness says red light spared her in Miami as Amazon cargo plane struck vehicles and killed five The NTSB confirmed that the five fatalities were individuals in vehicles hit by the plane, not passengers aboard the aircraft. Authorities with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office have identified the victims as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Narajo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47. Two pilots were treated and released, while three others remain hospitalized.
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Latest update from WPBF Channel 25: Victims identified after Amazon cargo plane overshoots Miami runway by 1,300 feet and hits vehicles. Five people died, and three others were hospitalized after an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway Sunday afternoon near NW 67th Avenue at Miami International Airport. Related: Witness says red light spared her in Miami as Amazon cargo plane struck vehicles and killed five The NTSB confirmed that the five fatalities were individuals in vehicles hit by the plane, not passengers aboard the aircraft. Authorities with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office have identified the victims as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Narajo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47. Two pilots were treated and released, while three others remain hospitalized.