Images show chilling moment when hot air balloon flies into high-voltage cable and crashes in Georgia: 3 dead

A serious accident involving a hot air balloon has occurred in the countryside near the Georgian village of Asureti. The balloon ran into problems on Wednesday due to strong winds and flew into a high-voltage cable. The images show how the balloon collapses, but after a few seconds nothing remains. According to local media, three fatalities have been reported. One of them is a well-known cameraman of Georgian television. The Polish pilot of the hot air balloon would also not have survived.

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