Two holidaymakers from London were injured after their hot air balloon crashed into power cables before landing on a football pitch.
The passengers have been named locally as Claire Wolstenholme, 43, and her partner, Nicholas Wright, 49.
Claire is alleged to be in a critical condition after suffering burns from an electrical shock.
The crash was reported before 9am yesterday within the Teotihuacan Valley around 25 miles north-east of Mexico City after the pilot allegedly lost control of the balloon.
The couple were treated on the scene before being taken to the hospital.
The corporate that took the 2 Brits out in the new air balloon has been named by investigators as Glad Puerto.
The pilot, named locally as Santiago Torres, was taken in for questioning by state prosecutors with one unconfirmed report saying he had been arrested.
An investigation into the accident, which left people living near to the football pitch without electricity, was ongoing this morning.
Mexico’s Federal Civil Aviation Agency said in a press release late yesterday: The Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) reports that at 8.40am this morning, within the municipality of Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, an incident was reported involving a hot-air balloon coming into contact with power lines.
‘Two people were travelling within the aircraft, registered as XA-OZY and operated by Glad Puerto, who suffered burns from an electrical shock.
‘They were transferred to Mexico City for treatment at a personal hospital.
‘The AFAC is launching an administrative investigation into the incident.’
Hot air balloons have been involved in fatal accidents.
In June last yr a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in Praia Grande within the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, killing eight of the 21 people on board.
In April 2023 a married couple burnt to death and their 13-year-old daughter was injured in a hot air balloon accident over the pre-hispanic damage site of Teotihuacan near where yesterday morning’s drama occurred.
The pair killed were named as Jose Nolasco, 50, and his wife Viridiana Becerril, 39.
Footage of the incident taken by an onlooker showed the new air balloon deflating as flames engulfed the basket below where the Mexican family were having fun with their ride.
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