TOLLESON, AZ (AZFamily/Gray News) — Multiple agencies are investigating a crash between two Amazon delivery drones and a crane.
The collisions happened within moments of each other just after 10 a.m. at a business park near 97th Avenue and Roosevelt Street, south of Interstate 10. Tolleson police responded alongside fire crews from Tolleson and Avondale.
Based on a preliminary investigation, the two drones were flying northeast back-to-back when they both struck an extended crane being used for roof work at a business.
Police said one drone hit the ground in the same parking lot near the crane, while the second came down in the parking lot of a different business. No injuries were reported.
Video from the scene shows a badly damaged drone outside a building with multiple fire crews on scene.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating the collision.
“Two MK30 drones collided with the boom of a crane in Tolleson, Arizona, around 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday. No injuries were reported. The FAA will investigate,” the FAA said in a statement to Arizona’s Family.
Amazon Prime Air uses drones to fly packages to customers and was launched in 2022.
Amazon says it will resume drone delivery services on Friday.
“We’ll resume drone delivery in Tolleson tomorrow while continuing to support ongoing reviews by relevant agencies,” a spokesperson for Amazon said in a statement. “Safety is our top priority, and we’ve completed our own internal review of this incident and are confident that there wasn’t an issue with the drones or the technology that supports them.”
“The company is supporting the FAA on its work to develop better practices for its drone operations at construction sites that include cranes,” the company rep added.
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