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Flight recorders recovered from 'devastating' Amazon cargo plane crash

Five people were killed and five others seriously injured when the Boeing 767-300 overshot the runway at Miami International Airport.

BBC World

Investigators have recovered the flight recorders from the Amazon cargo plane that crashed at Miami International Airport, but the priority remains the recovery of victims, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has said.

Five people were killed and five others seriously injured when the Boeing 767-300, operated by 21 Air, overshot the runway shortly before 14:00 local time (19:00 BST) on Sunday.

The plane hit two vehicles, including a white van carrying seven people within the airport perimeter, and a Toyota with three passengers.

Homendy said investigators could not yet say anything substantive about the cause of the crash as they were still collecting evidence at the scene.