Deadly Amazon plane crash snarls travel at Miami airport. The latest

Dozens of flights at Miami International Airport were cancelled or delayed Monday, Sept. 7, a day after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway, killing at least five people and hospitalizing five others.

Prime Air Flight 7598 crashed into multiple vehicles and erupted in flames around 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, after it overran an airport runway. Fire and rescue crews worked to contain a fuel leak late into the evening Sunday.

As of 9 a.m. ET Sept. 7, airport spokesperson Greg Chin said the aircraft had not yet been relocated. Two of the airport’s four runways remain closed, Chin said.

The deadly crash happened during the Labor Day travel rush at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

At least 55 flights have been cancelled, and more than 100 others are delayed at Miami International, according to FlightAware. The airport advises travelers to check with their airline for schedule changes.

The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to hold a news conference Sept. 7 on their ongoing investigation into the crash.

"We will continue to update you as soon as information is confirmed," Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz told reporters Sept. 6.

At least three of the injured are in critical…

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