11 hurt in New Zealand hot air balloon crash

11 hurt in New Zealand hot air balloon crash
Rescue crews tend to the crash site (TVNZ/AP)

All 11 people on board have been injured after a hot air balloon crashed as it was about to land in New Zealand.

Two of the people involved suffered serious injuries and were airlifted to hospital after the incident near Queenstown, on the shores of South Island’s Lake Wakatipu, authorities said.

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