The aircraft, arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, failed to stop on the runway around 2 p.m. local time, barrel-rolling into an area frequently used by warehouse employees. Miami-Dade County fire chief Ray Jadallah confirmed that rescue crews, numbering nearly 200 personnel, worked to extricate victims trapped both within the crumpled vehicles and the cockpit of the plane. While the presence of an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) at the runway's end likely prevented a higher casualty count, the collision ignited a massive fire, forcing the airport to shut down all taxiways and runways for several hours.
Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel stated the company is working with authorities to determine the cause of the landing incident. Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have deployed a "go team" to the site to conduct a formal probe. As of Sunday evening, officials had not confirmed the status of the flight crew, leaving the exact distribution of the five fatalities between the aircraft and the ground vehicles yet to be determined.
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