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Four people were killed and a fifth passenger was critically injured in a hot air balloon crash nearly halfway between Tucson and Phoenix.
Police in Eloy, Ariz., said on Facebook “a hot air balloon crash-landed in the desert area east of Sunshine Blvd.,” Sunday morning shortly before 8 a.m.
“The cause of the crash is currently unknown,” the police department said.
Local authorities are working with the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration to investigate the incident.
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