5 Die in Hot Air Balloon Crash in New Mexico’s Largest City

5 Die in Hot Air Balloon Crash in New Mexico’s Largest City
Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews work on victims of the fatal balloon crash at Unser and Central SW in Albuquerque, N.M., on June 26, 2021. Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal via AP
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Five people died after a hot air balloon they were riding in hit power lines in New Mexico’s largest city and the gondola crashed to the ground, police said Saturday.

The crash happened around 7 a.m. on Albuquerque’s west side, police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said. No identities have been released, but fire officials said three men, including the pilot, and two females died.