Amazon Jet Overshoots Runway in Miami Tragedy | Global News

A tragic runway disaster unfolded at Miami International Airport when an Amazon cargo jet overshot the runway, crashing into a cleaning van and killing five workers—employees of a plane-cleaning company whose employer called them family. Two others were critically injured, while the pilots survived. The Boeing 767 veered 1,300 feet past the runway before hitting a fence and an SUV on a public road. Investigators are probing multiple factors: the aircraft’s age and conversion from passenger to cargo use, weather, wind shifts, and notably, the absence of a specialized runway deceleration system—a safety feature the NTSB has long recommended but remains uninstalled. This incident reignites urgent calls for aviation safety upgrades to prevent future loss of life.

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