MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — During a news conference on Tuesday morning, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz identified the five people who died after a cargo plane crashed into two vehicles on Sunday.

Five people died, and five people were injured after a Boeing 767-300 overtook runway 30 shortly before 2 p.m. on Sunday at Miami International Airport and struck a white 2012 Ford E-150 Econoline van and a Toyota Corolla Cross LE.

Cordero-Stutz identified the five dead as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Narajo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.

Cordero-Stutz said the plane’s pilot and co-pilot, who were injured and treated, were released from the hospital, and the three others injured remained hospitalized. She said two were in critical condition and one was in stable condition.

MDSO identified the pilots as Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37, and Joseph Carol, 55, who both suffered minor injuries. MDSO also identified the three hospitalized as Eugenio Corredor, whose condition is critical; Ridoel Averhoff Diaz, 32, whose condition is critical; and Roosevelt Sebastian Perdomo Torres, 36, whose condition is stable.

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the five dead were in the Ford, which the plane struck at MIA, and the Toyota, which the plane struck on Northwest 67th Avenue.

“There is fuel everywhere. That will have to be remediated, but then they are also removing fuel from the aircraft, so we have to allow that to occur,” Homendy said about the crash site on Monday.

Seven workers were traveling in the Econoline van, which belongs to Professional Ocean Service Corp., a cleaning company that operates on planes at MIA, and was “torn apart,” Homendy said.

North Carolina-based cargo airline 21 Air was operating Prime Air Flight 798 for Amazon on the Boeing 767-300, manufactured in 1994, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and the NTSB.

The Boeing 767-300 departed with two crew members from the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A witness’s video shows there were towering stormy clouds when the plane landed on the MIA runway.

Homendy said the plane traveled for 1,300 feet past the paved surface. The Econoline van was at MIA property. The plane crossed a fence, struck the Toyota outside of MIA, struck a second fence, and came to a standstill on a field near rows of parked Tesla Robotaxis.

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Raied “Ray” Jadallah said there was a “complex fire.” Witnesses recorded videos showing dark smoke billowing from the crash site. MDFR deployed more than 60 units.

Firefighters reported using foam to help extinguish the flames in the engine compartment.

Rohan Ellis, a witness, shared a video showing a person climbing out of the cockpit through a window and using the firefighters’ ladder.

Fire rescue personnel reported taking the injured to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and the Jackson South Medical Center.

Two of Miami International Airport’s four runways remained closed, according to Greg Chin, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.

Homendy asked witnesses to share photos and videos with the NTSB team via e-mail at witness@ntsb.gov.

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