E-commerce giant Amazon says it is suspending work with the firm that operated a cargo plane that was involved in a fatal crash in Miami this month.

“After the tragic incident last weekend, we’ve spent time supporting the investigation and reviewing some of the surrounding circumstances, and we’ve decided to pause our operations with 21 Air,” an Amazon spokesperson said on Sunday.

On 6 September, the 21 Air-operated Boeing jet overshot a runway at Miami International Airport and hit several vehicles, killing five people.

The BBC has contacted 21 Air for comment. The firm previously said it was “devastated by the accident” and that it is cooperating with authorities to investigate the incident.

The US National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the crash.

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