Five people were killed on Sunday when an Amazon cargo jet overran the runway at Miami International Airport, crashing into a van and a fence before destroying another vehicle. The pilots of the Boeing 767, identified as Joseph Carroll, 55, and Jaime Filipe Silva Molina, 37, were released from the hospital after the incident.
The victims, all employees of the contract cleaning company Professional Ocean Service Corp., were identified by Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz as Rolando Aleman, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47. The company released a statement calling the employees "family" and expressing grief for their loss.
Three other individuals remain hospitalized: Eugenio Corredor, 79, and Ridoel Averhoff Diaz, 32, are in critical condition, while Roosevelt Sebastian Perdomo Torres, 36, is in stable condition. The sheriff's office stated that two of the injured were passengers in the van, and the third was struck on the ground.
The aircraft was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and it was its third trip of the day, according to Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Homendy stated that the plane overshot the runway by approximately 1,300 feet. The plane first struck a 2012 Ford van before skidding and hitting another car.
One witness, Abraham Altamar, told CBS News that one of the pilots approached him after the crash and said, "my career is over." The cause of the crash is currently under investigation. A preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) noted that Miami International Airport is not equipped with an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS), a safety feature designed to stop aircraft that overshoot runways. The system has been installed at over 120 airports nationwide.
