4 dead, another critical after hot air balloon accident.

[powderman]

   
4 dead, another critical after hot air balloon accident.
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New Mexico hot air balloon crash kills 4 people and 1 in critical condition, police say
Power New Mexico estimates that power will be restored around 10:45 a.m.
By Peter Aitken | Fox News

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New Mexico police have opened an investigation into a hot air balloon crash that resulted in at least four deaths.

Albuquerque police responded at 7 a.m. Saturday to a report of a crash that killed four people outright and left a fifth person in critical and unstable condition.


The pilot was one of the deceased, police confirmed. The victims aged between 40 and 60 years old.

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The accident knocked out power in the area, affecting more than 13,000 customers, KOB 4 reported.


New Mexico State Police and Albuquerque Fire Rescue have provided assistance at the scene.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash, police said.

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Power New Mexico estimates that power will be restored around 10:45 a.m. local time.

Peter Aitken is a New York born-and-raised reporter with a focus on national and global news.

[DDZ]

I always thought that hot air ballooning would be one of the more risky endeavors to take up.  Once while at work two people in a balloon had to make an emergency landing inside the fenced in area that I worked at.  Not something I ever had any urge to try. I don't even like planes, and only have ever been on one commercial flight.

[Ranger99]

No shoulder to pull over to when
you're up in the air