By Reuters

At least five people died when an Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, local officials said.

Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the airport's diagonal runway shortly before 2 pm EDT (1800 GMT) and struck multiple vehicles on the ground, officials said during ​a news conference on Sunday afternoon.

Five people were also injured in the crash, including three who are in critical condition, ​said Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah. At least two people were trapped in vehicles that were struck by ⁠the plane, and the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the plane by the crash, Jadallah said.

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