Two Amazon Air Prime delivery drones collided in a crane in a commercial field in Tolson, Arizona on Wednesday. (KSAZ)
Federal investigators are investigating an accident in which two Amazon Prime Air delivery drones killed a construction crane Tolson, ArizonaA city to the west of Phoenix on Wednesday.
Tolson police said that the morning accident occurred in a commercial area near 96th Avenue and Roosevelt Street, Fox 10 Phoenix,
Both the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have investigated in the collision.
The agency said in a post on Thursday, “NTSB is investigating a crane conflict in Tolson, Arizona on Wednesday of two Amazon Prime Air delivery UAS (drone).”
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A broken Amazon drone after a collision in Arizona on Wednesday. (KSAZ)
The FAA told Fox Business on Friday that the drone involved was two MK 30 drones which “collided with the boom of the crane.” There was no injury.
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An Amazon drone collided in a crane in a commercial field in Arizona on Wednesday. (KSAZ / Fox News)
Amazon stopped Fox 10 reported that drone delivery in Arizona on Thursday said that the operations would start again. Amazon spokesman Terence Clarke told the station that the company is cooperating with officials and has already completed an internal review.
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“We are aware of an incident related to two major air drones in Tolson, Arizona,” Clarke said on Wednesday. We are currently working with the authorities concerned. ”
An aerial scene where an Amazon drone collided in a crane in Arizona on Wednesday. (KSAZ / Fox News)
“Security is our top priority, and we have completed our internal reviews of this incident and are convinced that there was no issue with it. Drone Or the technique that supports them, “Clarke added on Thursday.” Nevertheless, we have introduced additional procedures such as enhanced visual landscape inspection to better monitor better monitors to pursue interruptions like cranes. ,
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The official cause of the accident is unknown. The event comes as America Transport department (DOT) Consider the new rules that will allow the drone to fly beyond the visual line of the operators, a step authorities say that it is important to expand commercial uses such as package delivery.
NTSB, Dot, Amazon and Tolson police did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox Business.