The FAA says a hot air balloon struck power lines before crashing to the ground over the weekend in northwestern Indiana. The pilot and the two passengers suffered burn injuries. The fire department said evidence showed an electrical current passed from the power lines to the basket.
Federal investigators are probing a hot air balloon crash in northwestern Indiana that injured three people who were in the balloon’s basket, which had caught fireThis photo provided by Debbie Wajvoda shows a hot air balloon crashing after hitting a utility pole on Sunday, June 2, 2024 east of Lowell, Ind. Federal investigators are probing the crash in northwestern Indiana that injured three people. Firefighters responded to the crash and found the balloon in a bean field.
A flash of light can be seen as the balloon rises past power lines in a video recorded from a vehicle on an adjacent road. The balloon crashed about 7 p.m. in a field about 13 miles southeast of Hebron, according to the Lowell Fire Department. The injured passengers and pilot were inside the balloon’s basket when rescue personnel arrived.
Medical helicopters transported the two passengers to hospitals in Chicago. The balloon’s pilot was taken to a hospital in nearby Crown Point, Indiana. Their names and conditions have not been released.
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