A person has died after a sizzling air balloon caught hearth and plummeted to the bottom in Worcestershire.
Witnesses stated they noticed a fireball coming from the craft earlier than it “dropped like a stone” on to some bushes close to the village of Ombersley.
The man, stated to be aged in his 20s, was pronounced useless on the scene following the accident at round 6.20am on Sunday.
Pictures present the balloon a whole bunch of ft within the air moments earlier than it plunged to earth.
One witness stated: “There have been a lot of balloons within the sky as a result of it was clear and sunny regardless of being so early.
“Suddenly there was a flash and what looked like a fireball coming from a blue balloon and it just dropped like a stone.
“My spouse heard horrible screaming after which silence. We referred to as the emergency providers however had problem getting by on the 999 quantity as a result of it was down.
“We finally got through but it was just too high for anyone to survive. It was a terrible thing to see.”
Firefighters, paramedics and police rushed to the scene however have been unable to avoid wasting the male pilot who was declared useless on the scene.
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has confirmed it’s investigating.
It stated in an announcement: “An accident near Ombersley, Worcestershire involving a balloon was reported to the AAIB this morning and we are deploying a team to the site.”
This weekend noticed a whole bunch of individuals having fun with the primary ever Worcester Balloon Festival on the metropolis’s racecourse.
The occasion was cancelled final month as a result of dangerous climate and was rearranged to happen from Friday to Saturday night.
But an occasion spokesperson stated: “There was an incident this morning, under investigation, it wasn’t the festival it was independent.
“The pageant completed final night time, it was not linked to the pageant.”
A West Mercia Police spokesperson said: “At 6.20am this morning police obtained a name a sizzling air balloon had deflated and fallen to the bottom close to the A449 at Ombersley.
“The balloon fell to the ground in a field off Holt Fleet Road, near Ombersley Court.
“Emergency providers attended and sadly a person was pronounced useless by paramedics.”
Source: information.sky.com”