Five people were killed when an Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami on Sunday, according to The Zioneer Intelligence Desk. The report updates earlier coverage with the confirmed death toll.
The Zioneer Intelligence Desk now confirms that five people were killed in the crash of an Amazon cargo plane at Miami International Airport on Sunday evening. The confirmed death toll matches earlier reports from the scene and updates the casualty figures previously reported.
The desk has been tracking the incident since Sunday evening. At 21:44 Jerusalem, initial reports indicated an Amazon cargo plane had veered off the runway and caught fire after striking vehicles. Minutes later, the aircraft was identified as an Amazon Prime Air freighter, and subsequent reports stated it crashed onto a highway. By the same time, Israeli news outlets reported five dead and five injured. The Zioneer's bulletin at 05:47 Monday (Jerusalem) reported the same figures. Today's update confirms the death toll at five.
The crash forced the closure of all runways at Miami International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States, as thick black smoke billowed from the scene. The incident remains under investigation by US authorities.
The number of injured remains at five, as previously reported. The cause of the crash and further details on the victims have not been released.
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