Man dies in hot air balloon accident
The force said his family is being support by specialist family liaison officer and no one else was injured in the incident.Image caption,A hot air balloon festival had been taking place seven miles away from the scene, in Worcester, on Friday and Saturday.The British Balloon and Airship Club said it was aware of the incident and would be supporting the AAIB with its investigation.
One local resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said they were in their garden, which looks out towards Ombersley, at around 06:00 BST when they saw two hot air balloons in the sky."One seemed to be alright, but as the other one was going I could see something wasn't right with it - it was semi deflated.
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