On a balloon landing pad in Brandenburg, a hot air balloon gets out of control due to a gust of wind. Shortly before the start, a 69-year-old man was swept away and fatally injured.
A waiting passenger died in an accident with a hot air balloon in Beelitz, Brandenburg. The hot air balloon has just been prepared for flight and should take off shortly. The balloon, which was just being filled with air, got out of control before the start, as a police spokeswoman said.
Accordingly, the hot air balloon was attached to a car with a trailer and probably carried away by a gust of wind across the square. A 69-year-old was hit on the ground by the car and trailer and fatally injured.
The 59-year-old hot air balloon driver was in the balloon’s basket during Monday night’s accident. The waiting passengers suffered a shock and were treated on site by emergency chaplains.
