At least 14 people were in the hot-air balloon when it encountered strong winds near JohannesburgA British woman has died and two more people, one of them a four-year-old girl, have been seriously injured in a hot-air balloon crash in South Africa. At least 14 people, including the pilot, were in the balloon when it encountered strong winds as it was about to land near the Buffelspoort Dam outside Johannesburg. The basket carrying passengers was dragged along the ground, hitting rocks and a tree. “It bounced three times off the ground before it hit a tree,” said Loanne Louw, an emergency services spokeswoman. It is suspected that the victims fell out before they were crushed…

Source: The Times October 27, 2016 11:02 UTC