A balloon flight ended dramatically in the southwestern United States. Five people have died in a hot air balloon crash in Albuquerque, city police said on Saturday.
For a few hours, the accident caused power cuts in the area, the balloon having come into contact with an electric line.
One person dies in hospital
“Sadly, four individuals died from their injuries related to the balloon crash,” Albuquerque police said on Twitter. “Another person was taken to a local hospital,” she added. Authorities announced later on Saturday that the injured man, a man, died of his injuries.
As of early Saturday morning, some 13,000 people were without electricity as a result of the accident, local electricity company PNM said on Twitter. Power was subsequently restored “for all affected customers,” she said.