Miami plane crash – live: Aircraft of 126 crash lands at International Airport as video captures passengers fleeing

Passengers share the horrifying experience as they recount the crash landing of their plane at Miami International Airport.

“I thought I was going to die,” Paola Garcia told 7 News. “All the windows were smashed, and someone like that broke their leg and arm,” she said, adding that she ran for the exit as soon as the plane came to a stop. and headed for the tarmac as black smoke billowed. “I started running and I jumped, and I thought it was going to explode.”

“I saw the fire, I saw the smoke. It was dark, actually,” said another passenger, Paolo Delgado. “Then there was like an apparent smell or something. People were like, screaming all around. I don’t know, like panic.

ICYMI: Steven Kuhr, took to Twitter to criticize the evacuation of the Red Air flight from Miami International Airport.

“Luggage and roller bags on the tarmac. Unacceptable. Evacuation should be assessed by @NTSBsaid Mr. Kuhr, whose Twitter biography lists him as an emergency manager.

ICYMI: Passengers screamed and ran from the scene of a fiery plane crash at Miami International Airport, video shows.

Just before 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, a Red Air flight from the Dominican Republic suffered a landing gear failure on arrival, sending a plane with 126 people skidding onto runway nine at the MIA.

A Red Air plane that caught fire after the front landing gear collapsed on landing is seen at Miami International Airport in Miami, after arriving from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, June 21 2022. The remains of a radar tower can be seen wrapped around the plane’s wing.

ICYMI: A plane carrying 126 people caught fire when its landing gear collapsed on the runway at Miami International Airport, officials say.

The dramatic incident happened when a Red Air flight arrived from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Miami-Dade Department of Aviation spokesman Greg Chin said.

According to the authorities, three people were slightly injured and taken to hospital for treatment. The remaining passengers were bussed from the crash site to the terminal.

The Red Air plane collided with several objects during the incident and rolled away from the runaway into the grassy area between the runway and the taxiway, according to WSVN.

A radar tower that was in its path was swept away by the aircraft, with debris from the tower visibly wrapped around the aircraft’s right wing.

Red Air is one of the region’s newest airlines. The Dominican Republic-based company launched in fall 2021 – seeking to challenge other low-cost airlines by offering relatively affordable flights between the United States and the Caribbean country.

Passengers on the Red Air flight seized their luggage and fled the scene of the crash, dramatic videos show on social media.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took to Twitter and posted details of the dramatic incident.