Video of the hot air balloon crash in Albuquerque this morning from Brandon Banes. Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews work on victims of the fatal balloon crash at Unser and Central SW in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Photo / APGallegos said hot air balloons could be difficult to manage, particularly when the wind kicked up. Since 2008, there have been 12 fatal hot air ballooning accidents in the United States, according to an NTSB database. In 2016 in neighbouring Texas, a hot air balloon hit high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture in the central part of the state.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 26, 2021 20:15 UTC