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In the Netherlands, one person died and 5 were injured due to a hard landing of a hot air balloon

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In the north of the Netherlands, a hot air balloon made a hard landing, as a result of which one person died and five were injured. The incident occurred due to an unexpected gust of wind, which caused passengers to fall out.

In the Netherlands, one person died and 5 were injured due to a hard landing of a hot air balloon

A hot air balloon accident occurred in the northern Netherlands, killing one person and injuring five others after a hard landing in a meadow in Friesland on Wednesday evening. This was reported by Reuters, writes UNN.

Details

According to local authorities, around 9:00 PM local time, the balloon suddenly descended and hit the ground hard. There were 34 passengers on board.

Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

A spokesman for the Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association explained that an unexpected gust of wind caused a hard impact, which made the basket bounce, and five people fell out of it.

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