5 Dead in Amazon Prime Air 767 Crash

FAA, NTSB, and Miami authorities are now investigating.

Zach Vasile

Sunday, September 06, 2026 at 08:10 PM ET

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Amazon Prime Air 767 [Credit: Amazon]

Key Takeaways:

An Amazon-branded cargo aircraft overran a runway at Miami International Airport, striking vehicles outside the airport's limits.
The incident resulted in five fatalities and five injuries, three of which are critical; it is not yet confirmed if the victims were on board the plane, on the ground, or a combination.
Emergency services responded to extinguish the fire, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the crash.

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Multiple people were killed Sunday afternoon when an Amazon-branded cargo aircraft overran the runway at Miami International Airport (KMIA) and struck several vehicles beyond the airport’s limits.

Local officials confirmed that five people died in the crash. Another five people were injured, and three of them are in critical condition, according to Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah.