Miami airport crash: five victims killed were in a cleaning van and SUV, NTSB says

Five people killed when an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport were travelling in an aircraft cleaning crew van and an SUV, investigators said Monday.

Five other people were injured in Sunday’s crash as National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the Boeing 767-300 first struck a white Ford van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corporation, an airline cleaning contractor.

Seven people were inside the van, which was within the airport grounds.

The aircraft then struck a Toyota SUV travelling outside the airport, Homendy said.

She said investigators were prioritising the “recovery of the victims” before examining the aircraft and other evidence.

“The investigation and access to the aircraft, as well as evidence, can wait while that goes forward,” Homendy told reporters.

Homendy described the crash site as “devastating” and said the van had been “torn apart.”

“You can see on the paved surface tire marks that continue through the grass. There’s debris everywhere,” she said.

Officials said the Boeing 767-300 overran the runway while landing.