Child among two injured in hot air balloon crash
A woman and child have been injured in a hot air balloon landing gone wrong in NSW.
Around 9.15am on Monday, emergency services were called to a paddock on Tara-Bectric Road, at Bectric after reports a hot air balloon had been dragged 50 metres after landing heavily in strong winds.
A 48-year-old woman was treated at the scene by paramedics for leg and facial injuries and a 10-year-old girl was treated for a fractured arm and facial injuries.
The pair were transported to Temora Hospital, with police confirming their injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.
The pilot and a third passenger managed to escape uninjured.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been notified.
