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Victims of Miami plane crash were in a cleaning-company van and an SUV, officials said
Investigators are examining runway safety, weather and crew actions after the Boeing 767 overran the runway and struck two vehicles, killing five.
- National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy confirmed that all five fatalities occurred among occupants of a commercial cleaning van and an SUV struck by the overrun Boeing 767.
- The 2012 Ford Econoline van—owned by airline contractor Professional Ocean Service Corporation—was on airport grounds carrying seven workers when it was hit and destroyed by the landing aircraft.
- After striking the van, the cargo plane broke through an airport perimeter fence and collided with a Toyota Corolla Cross SUV traveling along Northwest 67th Avenue outside the property line.
- Officials clarified that the casualty count stands at five dead and five injured, with three victims remaining in critical condition at local medical facilities.
- Investigators recovered both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the 21 Air-operated jet as field teams prioritize victim extrication and site remediation across the 1,300-foot debris field.
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The five people who died on Sunday in the American city of Miami when a cargo plane veered off the runway were occupants of two vehicles that were rammed. They were occupants of a cleaning company van and a car owned by Miami International Airport. The Amazon aircraft veered off the runway on Sunday afternoon for unknown reasons, striking the two vehicles. Three other people were seriously injured, and two others were hospitalized with minor inj…
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