3 injured in hot air balloon accident in Pennsylvania
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say a deflating hot air balloon fell on overhead electrical wires after the aircraft landed in a central Pennsylvania field, spurring an accident that injured the three people on board.
New Holland Police Sgt. Mark Willwerth says the balloon touched down shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday at a farm in Earl Township.
He says two of the injured were transported to a hospital burn center, while the other was being treated at a different hospital. He says the injuries were consistent with electrical burns. He did not know the severity of the injuries.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Willwerth says the Federal Aviation Administration has been contacted and will also investigate the accident.