A man has died after a hot air balloon caught fire and plummeted to the ground in Worcestershire
Firefighters, paramedics and police rushed to the scene but were unable to save the male pilot who was declared dead at the scene.It said in a statement:"An accident near Ombersley,This weekend saw hundreds of people enjoying the first ever Worcester Balloon Festival at the city's racecourse.
The event was cancelled last month due to bad weather and was rearranged to take place from Friday to Saturday evening. But an event spokesperson said:"There was an incident this morning, under investigation, it wasn't the festival it was independent.A West Mercia Police spokesperson said:"At 6.20am this morning police received a call a hot air balloon had deflated and fallen to the ground near the A449 at Ombersley."Emergency services attended and unfortunately a man was pronounced dead by paramedics.
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