Federal regulators have confirmed that the two crew members on board an Amazon cargo jet that crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday survived the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) made the announcement during a press conference on Sunday, following reports that the cargo plane overran the runway and caught fire while landing.
The crash resulted in the deaths of five people and injuries to five others. According to the NTSB, the jet collided with two vehicles carrying at least eight occupants. Seven of the victims were in a van that was struck and "torn apart" on airport grounds. The van was owned by Ocean Service Corporation, a contract cleaning company that provides services for airlines.
The NTSB said the aircraft then crashed through the airport perimeter and struck a civilian vehicle, a Toyota Corolla Cross LE, that was traveling on Northwest 67th Avenue. Investigators observed what appeared to be deployed airbags in the vehicles as they surveyed the crash site. The jet reportedly traveled 1,300 feet beyond the paved surface before coming to rest.
The NTSB has recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, which they plan to examine as part of their investigation. The agency's chairwoman, Jennifer Homendy, described the crash site as "devastating," with wreckage scattered throughout the area.
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