Instead of soaring through the air like a magnificent crane, Amazon’s delivery drones ended up smashing into one.

On Wednesday, the e-commerce giant temporarily suspended drone deliveries in the West Valley area near Phoenix, Arizona after two of its MK30 drones collided with a construction crane just miles away from an Amazon warehouse. It’s yet another example of the company’s struggles to achieve Jeff Bezos’ vision of delivering packages right to customers’ doorsteps with autonomous robots.

The crash occurred around 10 am local time. According to the Tolleson Police Department, per CNBC, the drones were flying northeast back-to-back before the collision. One witness told 12News that the drones smashed into the crane while it was lowering an AC unit onto the roof of a building.

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