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Authorities identify 5 victims killed when Amazon-branded cargo plane overran runway in Miami
NBC News • • business
Key Points:
- Five employees of Professional Ocean Service Corp., an airline cleaning company, were killed when an Amazon-branded cargo plane overran the runway at Miami International Airport and struck the company’s van and a passenger SUV.
- The deceased victims were identified as Rolando Aleman Leon, Yoel Rodriguez Narajo, Julio C Pineda, Carlos Acosta Fajardo, and Javierk Reyes Quevedo, all occupants of the van.
- Five other people were injured, including two in critical condition, while the two pilots of the Boeing 767-300 were treated and released.
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation; the plane was on its third trip that day and overran the runway upon landing back in Miami from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- The aircraft struck navigational equipment, the van, a Toyota SUV, and a fence before coming to rest; 21 Air, the flight operator, is cooperating with investigators and has expressed condolences.
