A hot air balloon packed with tourists, crashed into another hot air balloon, then fell to the ground in leaving two people injured in a sightseeing trip gone wrong.
The crash happened above Luxor in Egypt, where hot air ballooning is popular with tourists
As the balloon falls too quickly, its pilot can be seen desperately firing up the burner to create hot air aimed at slowing the fall. Local media report that the balloon had been blown off course over Egypt’s historic Luxor City on a sightseeing flight.A hot air balloon flies over the mortuary temple of Ramsis III at Medinet Habu on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor Onlookers rushed over to grab the basket and stop the balloon taking off again According to officials, the balloon’s fabric was ripped open in the collision causing to lose height too quickly.
Following a preliminary investigation, the authorities established that the balloon was affected by varying wind speeds while it was taking it from the ground.
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