An Amazon cargo plane went off the runway at Miami International Airport. It hit a minibus carrying cleaners. Five people died.
一架亚马逊货运飞机在迈阿密国际机场降落时冲出跑道,撞上一辆接送清洁工的小巴,导致5人死亡。
The dead were all cleaning company workers, aged between 47 and 75.
死者都是清洁公司员工,年龄在47岁到75岁之间。
Five others were hurt. The captain and co-pilot have left the hospital, and one of them is in stable condition.
另有5人受伤,机长和副驾驶已经出院,其中一人情况稳定。
The accident happened on Sunday. The plane flew from Puerto Rico to Miami. There was a storm near the airport when it landed.
事故发生在周日,飞机从波多黎各飞抵迈阿密,降落时机场附近有风暴。
The plane went about 396 meters past the end of the runway. It hit the minibus, then went through a fence, and hit an SUV.
飞机冲出跑道末端约396米,撞上小巴后冲过围栏,又撞上一辆SUV。
Photos from the scene show that the front of the minibus was crushed. The plane's nose was down, and the body had large smoke marks.
现场照片显示,小巴前端被压毁,飞机机头朝下,机身有大片烟熏痕迹。
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the accident.
美国国家运输安全委员会正在调查事故原因。
One focus of the investigation is that the airport lacks a system. This system would slow planes down at the end of the runway.
调查重点之一是机场缺少跑道末端的减速系统。
Miami airport is not one of the 120 airports in the US that have light crushable material.
迈阿密机场不是美国120个配备轻型可压碎材料的机场之一。
The Federal Aviation Administration says this material has saved about 500 lives.
联邦航空管理局说,这种材料已经救了大约500条生命。
Experts say that even without this system, Miami airport seems to meet federal rules. There is a 305-meter safety area at the end of the runway.
专家表示,即使没有这个系统,迈阿密机场似乎也符合联邦规定,因为跑道末端有305米的安全缓冲区。
Jennifer Homendy is the head of the National Transportation Safety Board. She said the board had suggested installing these systems. Planes still went off the runway.
国家运输安全委员会主席詹妮弗·霍曼迪说,委员会过去曾建议安装这些系统,但冲出跑道的事件仍然继续发生。
She said, "Our suggestions must be put into action, or we will see more events like this."
她说:“我们的建议必须得到落实,否则我们还会遇到这类事件。”
Investigators have found the flight data recorder. They are setting up interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers, and others.
调查人员已经找到飞行数据记录器,正在安排与飞行员、空中交通管制员等人面谈。
Amazon said it is helping with the investigation and expressed deep sympathy for the families of the victims.
亚马逊表示正在配合调查,并对遇难者家属表达深切同情。