All 5 killed in Miami cargo jet crash were in a van used by plane cleaners

MIAMI (AP) – The five individuals killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van employed to shuttle crews that clean planes, authorities noted.

Key points

• The pilot and co-pilot have been published from the hospital, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz stated Tuesday.
• The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
• Miami is not one of the 120 airports in the U.S.
• A system to stop speeding jets will probable be one focus of the investigation.
• The jet overran the runway while landing Sunday.

Notably, the jet overran the runway while landing Sunday. It slammed into the van on airport property, careened through a fence and then smashed an SUV on a city street.

Five other individuals were injured. The pilot and co-pilot have been published from the hospital, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz stated Tuesday. While a third is in stable condition, she stated, two individuals remain in critical condition.

Meanwhile, a system to stop speeding jets will probable be one focus of the investigation.

Notably, the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. One focus will be on the lack of a system to slow and stop speeding jets at the end of runways.

Miami is not one of the 120 airports in the U.S. With lightweight, crushable material that the Federal Aviation Administration notes has saved around 500 lives.

For now, all 5 killed in Miami cargo jet crash were in a van remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.