Two killed in balloon crash

A hot air balloon flight ended in tragedy in Britain today when two men plunged to their deaths while attempting to climb to high altitude.

Two killed in balloon crash
Sat, 01 Jan, 2011 - 19:34

A hot air balloon flight ended in tragedy in Britain today when two men plunged to their deaths while attempting to climb to high altitude.

It is thought the pair were trying to ascend to 20,000ft (6,096m) when something went wrong, resulting in the craft plummeting to the ground in Midsomer Norton, near Bath, Somerset.

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