Update | Two drones one crane: Amazon pauses drone deliveries in Arizona

Update October 3, 12:02 pm ET: The Verge has reported that Amazon drone deliveries in Arizona have resumed as the company is "confident that there wasn’t an issue with the drones or the technology that supports them.”

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Drone deliveries are nothing new in the US as the first successful delivery is now almost nine years old. The system has become a lot more sophisticated and widespread, though sometimes it comes across hurdles, or crane cables, that lead to investigations into the matter. That’s what happened to two Amazon delivery drones in Tolleson, Arizona and the service has been paused for investigation.

ABC15 Arizona news and 12 News have reported that two of Amazon’s MK30 delivery drones that were either heading to or coming back from a delivery crashed into a crane and fell to the ground. One man was taken to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation from the wreckage, and the wife of the victim shared some photos of the crashed drones. The incident took place at 10 am local time and a witness who saw the collision as it happened said that the drones clipped the cable of the crane that was carrying what looked like an AC unit.

The drones landed about 100 to 200 feet away from each other in parking lots. The MK30 drones weigh about 80 pounds and can carry payloads of up to five pounds. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has stated an investigation and is working with Amazon for the same. Meanwhile, Amazon has paused drone deliveries in Arizona indefinitely.

Drone delivers started in Tolleson last November but were paused for software updates and FAA validations in January this year after a crash at an Oregon testing facility. Since then, there have been no reports of a crash until now.