Hot Air Baloon Crashes :1 dead,12 injured in Egypt

Luxor Egypt, Jan 5: In a deadly accident A hot-air balloon, carrying 20 tourists over Egypt's Luxor city has crashed on Friday morning. one person was dead and 12 others were injured in the accident.

Sources said that the crash occurred due to strong winds, which made the balloon unstable and blew it off-course.

The Egyptian police said that "the balloon was being used for sightseeing the iconic tombs and pyramids in the city by the tourists.The nationalities of the injured victims are yet to be identified."

Earlier in 2013, 19 tourists were killed when their balloon caught fire mid-air in Luxor. The police are investigating the case and further details Awaited.