(NewsNation) — The attorney for a survivor of last week's Amazon cargo plane crash believes the pilots' actions leading up to the disaster amounted to clear negligence.

The aircraft overran a runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people on the ground and injuring five others. The Boeing 767, operated by 21 Air, struck vehicles carrying members of an airport aircraft-cleaning crew.

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Sebastian Torres was among those seriously injured. He was riding in a van that was hit by the plane at the end of his shift, according to attorney Pablo Rojas.

"This is about as bad an event as I can remember ever looking at or investigating, not only because of the loss of life and injuries, but particularly because of the sheer level of negligence," Rojas told NewsNation.

Rojas said NTSB data released after the crash indicates the pilots were aware they were approaching too fast during the attempted landing.

"They were verbally acknowledging that they were coming in too fast," Rojas said. "They received all sorts of automatic warnings from the plane telling them they were making an unstable and unsafe landing."

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"They had numerous opportunities where standard protocol would dictate that they should abort the landing and do a go-around. They didn't. They finally attempted a go-around after they had already touched down far too far down the runway. Then they changed their minds again, abandoned the go-around and continued attempting to land. This was a series of errors and a completely preventable tragedy."

Rojas said Torres miraculously never lost consciousness after the crash.

"They were parked within the airport perimeter, as they typically are," he said. "Just seconds before impact, they saw the plane barreling toward them. By then, it was too late to do anything. After the collision between the plane and their van, Sebastian somehow survived and was thrown into the air."

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According to Rojas, Torres remains in intensive care and has undergone multiple surgeries, with additional procedures still ahead.

"He has a long road to recovery, and he's blessed to be surrounded by his family at the hospital," Rojas said. "I can't imagine what he's gone through, and it's a miracle that he survived something like that."

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