POLICE have said a man died in the hot air balloon crash.
In a statement West Mercia Police has said: "At 6.20am this morning (June 25) police received a call a hot air balloon had deflated and fallen to the ground near the A449 at Ombersley.
"The balloon fell to the ground in a field off Holt Fleet Road, near Ombersley Court.
"Emergency services attended and unfortunately a man was pronounced dead by paramedics.
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"The Air Accident Investigation Branch will now carry out an investigation."
A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire Service earlier told us: "We went out to an incident involving a hot air balloon in Ombersley on the Holt Fleet Road.
"We had a call at 6.23am, crews from Worcester, Droitwich, Wyre Forest, Evesham and Bromsgrove.
"We have left the scene now, but we have left it to the police."
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