Authorities said a mechanic died after an Amazon delivery van he was working on at the online retailer’s facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida, collapsed, pinning him.

A 42-year-old mechanic died after being "trapped" under an Amazon delivery van at a company distribution center in Florida earlier this week, police said. According to a press release, officers with the Port St. Lucie Police Department and fire officials responded to the local distribution center on Tuesday just after 12 a.m.

Friends and family are grieving the loss of the man killed while working on an Amazon delivery van early Tuesday morning.

The Port St. Lucie Police Department told Business Insider in a statement that 42-year-old Andrew Tabannah became trapped under an Amazon delivery van when the jack stand propping it up failed. Tabannah's coworkers placed additional jacks under the van and ...