MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — Following a plane crash at Miami International Airport that killed five people, Amazon announced it has suspended operations with 21 Air, the operator of the cargo plane involved in the crash.
Amazon said it made the decision after reviewing the “surrounding circumstances,” according to WSVN.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary findings raised questions about the speed of the Amazon-branded cargo plane when it overran the runway. Investigators are also examining how the flight crew handled the landing.
The cause of the crash has not been determined.
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The crash happened Sunday, Sept. 6, when the plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, struck multiple vehicles, including a cleaning van carrying seven people, and caught fire. Five people were killed in the cleaning van who were identified as Rolando Alemán León, 55; Joel Rodríguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Abierquis Reyes Quevedo, 47.
Five others were injured: Eugenio Corredor, 79; Ridoel Averhoff Diaz; Roosevelt Sebastian Perdomo Torres; Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37; and Joseph Carol, 55.
Two lawsuits have been filed in connection with the crash. One was filed by the wife of a worker who was killed. Another was filed by Torres, 27, who was among the seven people in the van struck by the plane.