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Victims identified in Amazon plane crash. What we know

Latest update from U.S. News & World Report: The five people killed were all in a van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corp. Five people are dead and several others are recovering from injuries after an Amazon plane flying in from Puerto Rico crashed at Miami International Airport, according to officials. 6, Amazon Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-300 freighter, attempted to land when it overshot the runway and struck two vehicles, USA TODAY previously reported. The crash left behind "utter devastation," said National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy. The plane crashed into a van carrying seven people who worked with a cleaning company and another vehicle that was traveling on a road outside the airport perimeter fence, according to Homendy. The five people who died were in those vehicles, Homendy said.

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Scoop News DeskAmazon, Puerto Rico · Published Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 12:36 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM UTC

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The following victims were killed in the crash, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office : "Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families who lost loved ones, those who were injured, and everyone affected by this tragedy," the sheriff's office stated in a post on X. 8, two of the four runways at Miami International Airport remain closed, the airport stated in a post on X. "Because of aircraft and flight crews not arriving at MIA due to cancellations over the last few days, we will continue to see impacts to operations," the airport stated.

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Latest update from U.S. News & World Report: The five people killed were all in a van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corp. Five people are dead and several others are recovering from injuries after an Amazon plane flying in from Puerto Rico crashed at Miami International Airport, according to officials. 6, Amazon Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-300 freighter, attempted to land when it overshot the runway and struck two vehicles, USA TODAY previously reported. The crash left behind "utter devastation," said National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy. The plane crashed into a van carrying seven people who worked with a cleaning company and another vehicle that was traveling on a road outside the airport perimeter fence, according to Homendy. The five people who died were in those vehicles, Homendy said.
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