Emergency services called to an accident scene in Preston about 7.30am
A member of Victoria police speaks with a resident after a man fell to his death from a hot air balloon in the Melbourne suburb of Preston.A member of Victoria police speaks with a resident after a man fell to his death from a hot air balloon in the Melbourne suburb of Preston.Emergency services were called to Albert Street in Preston where a man’s body was located about 7.30am on Monday.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Police were speaking to other occupants in the balloon and witnesses to determine the circumstances surrounding the death. The road was closed in both directions between Wood Street and Murray Road, and motorists were urged to avoid the area where possible.The balloon landed safely at Yarra Bend Park, police said. According to media reports, counselling was being offered to the other passengers.
Today Show reporter Izabella Staskowski told 3AW radio it was a “really confronting, shocking scene in Preston this morning”, as Albert Street was a very suburban area with lots of homes. In April 2022, a hot air balloon on its maiden flight with 13 passengers and a pilot on board was forced to land among buildings in Elwood in Melbourne’s southeast.Another two people were injured on New Year’s Eve in 2021 during a hard landing in a field near Lilydale, east of Melbourne, in which the balloon’s basket was dragged 30 metres.
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