Victims identified in Miami Amazon cargo plane crash that killed 5

Authorities have identified the five people killed when an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport and struck two vehicles.

The crash happened shortly before 2 p.m. on Sept. 6. The Amazon Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-300 freighter operated by 21 Air LLC, arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and overran the runway, leaving a crash path of 1,300 feet beyond the paved runway in a scene described as "utter devastation" by National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy.

Five people were killed, all occupants of the two vehicles, a van owned by a contract cleaning company for airlines and another vehicle.

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said five others were taken to hospitals, including two pilots on board the plane who were treated and have since been released. Three victims remain hospitalized, including two in critical condition and one who is stable, Cordero-Stutz said.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office identified the five people who were killed and the five who were injured in the Amazon Air cargo plane crash in an update on Sept. 8.

The van was a 2012 Ford Econoline van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corp., which was carrying seven employees. It…

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