-Amazon Prime Air cargo jet crashed
An Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, prompting the closure of all runways and taxiways, airport officials confirmed.
Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the airport's diagonal runway at about 2 p.m. local time and was disabled at the airport's northwest end.
Amazon and the Miami-Dade Aviation Department confirmed that an incident occurred as the plane was trying to land.
All runways and taxiways at the Miami airport were closed as of 3 p.m local time.
Travelers should "expect significant delays and potential cancellations," U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X.
The plane was a Boeing 767-300 that had departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Cargo airline 21 Air operated the plane for Amazon.
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