Amazon Cargo Jet Kills 5 Cleaners at Miami Airport
An Amazon cargo plane crashed into a van carrying a cleaning crew ending their shift, killing five and critically injuring two.
KEY POINTS
- Amazon cargo jet crashed into cleaning crew van at Miami International Airport on Sunday
- Five workers killed, two critically injured while ending 8-hour shift
- Plane appeared to reconsider landing before running out of runway
- Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Amazon, 21 Air, and pilots
- Victims worked for Professional Ocean Service Corp., cleaning planes for 15+ years
An Amazon cargo jet operated by 21 Air slammed into a Ford Econoline van at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing five members of a Professional Ocean Service Corp. cleaning crew as they finished their 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift. The plane appeared to be reconsidering its landing before running out of runway, investigators said.
The victims were Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47. Two coworkers, Ridoel Averhoff Diaz, 32, and Roosevelt Sebastian Perdomo Torres, 36, remained hospitalized in critical condition as of Tuesday.
“Our employees are far more than the people who work beside us each day, they are family, and they are deeply loved.”
Attorney Jorge Garcia, a family friend of Naranjo, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against Amazon, 21 Air, and the pilots. Naranjo had emigrated from Cuba in 2011 and worked multiple jobs for 14 years to support his wife and son.
Professional Ocean Service Corp., which has cleaned aircraft at the airport for at least 15 years, called its employees "family" in a statement. The company handles interior and exterior cleaning, disinfection, carpet replacement, and cabin painting for private and commercial jets.
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