ALBUQUERQUE – Five people died after a hot air balloon hit a power line here on Saturday morning.
The basket the passengers were riding in detached from the balloon and crashed, according to the city’s police department.
The incident cut off power to more than 13,000 people in the area.
Police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said the balloon hit the power line just after 7 a.m. on Saturday.
Two men, including the pilot and two women, died in the crash. The fifth passenger was taken to hospital in critical condition but later died of his injuries.
The cause of the accident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.(BBC)
