Hot air balloon tears itself loose, including car and trailer: passenger from Munich killed
Created: 08/09/2022 11:18 am
By: Felix Herz
The hot air balloon is wedged under trees.
Previously, there had been a fatal accident in which a Munich resident died.
© Cevin Dettlaff/dpa
A man from Munich lost his life in a tragic accident in Brandenburg.
He was killed by a hot air balloon that had broken loose.
Beelitz - A hot air balloon disaster cost a Munich resident in Beelitz, Brandenburg, his life.
The 69-year-old was on Monday afternoon, August 8th, as a passenger, but before the hot-air balloon ride could begin, the disaster struck.
Munich dies in a hot air balloon crash – before the trip
As the police reported on Tuesday morning, August 9, it was not a hot air balloon crash that killed the 69-year-old from Munich.
Instead, the accident happened before the trip.
Accordingly, the hot air balloon got out of control on the balloon field when it was hit by a strong gust of wind, according to the police spokeswoman.
For safety, the hot air balloon was attached to a car with a trailer.
But the wind swept the entire construction, i.e. hot air balloon, car and trailer, with it and swept over the landing field, where the pensioner from Munich, among others, was waiting for his ride.
There he was hit by the car and trailer.
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Fatal accident with hot air balloon: Munich dies on the spot
The accident happened shortly before the start of the journey, the 59-year-old driver was already in the hot-air balloon when it was torn loose.
Despite resuscitation measures, the man from Munich died on the spot.
The other waiting passengers who had to watch the accident suffered a shock and were cared for by emergency chaplains.
(fhz)
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