Victims identified in Amazon plane crash. What we know

Five people are dead and several others are recovering from injuries after an Amazon plane flying in from Puerto Rico crashed at Miami International Airport, according to officials.

On Sunday, Sept. 6, Amazon Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-300 freighter, attempted to land when it overshot the runway and struck two vehicles, USA TODAY previously reported.

The crash left behind "utter devastation," said National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy.

The plane crashed into a van carrying seven people who worked with a cleaning company and another vehicle that was traveling on a road outside the airport perimeter fence, according to Homendy. The five people who died were in those vehicles, Homendy said.

The entire plane was engulfed in flames, and in the hours after the crash, first responders worked to control a fuel leak.

The following victims were killed in the crash, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office:

"Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families who lost loved ones, those who were injured, and everyone affected by this tragedy," the sheriff's office stated in a post on X.

Three people remain in the hospital. Two victims are in critical condition, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said during…

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