At least five dead and five injured in Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport

At least five people have died this Sunday after an Amazon cargo plane crashed after skidding off the runway after landing at Miami International Airport, authorities have confirmed.

At a press conference, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz confirmed the five fatalities in the accident and that another five have been injured and taken to the hospital.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has indicated in its profile of

The aircraft collided with several vehicles and more than 60 units of the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue Corps are at the scene of the incident, as reported by this department in a post on Facebook.

"Upon arriving at the scene, the professionals found a plane that had caught fire as a result of the accident, with intense flames and a lot of smoke. Firefighters are working to extinguish the fire and treat the injured," he explained.

Meanwhile, the Miami airport has reported in X that the aircraft was immobilized at the northeast end of the airport and that all runways and taxiways remain closed, so all takeoffs and landings have been suspended.