KUALA LUMPUR: Five Malaysians were among 10 injured when a hot air balloon crashed during a sightseeing ride over a Unesco world heritage site in central Turkey yesterday.
The accident occurred at 8.15am local time (4.15pm Malaysian time) over the famed sculpted rock formations of Cappadocia in the Guvercinlik Valley of Nevsehir province, AFP reported, quoting the Dogan news agency.
The balloon went down for a yet to be known reason, it added.
The report said a Chinese tourist, identified as Tang Yi, died on the spot while nine other tourists, all of them believed to be Chinese and Malaysian nationals, were hospitalised for fractures.
A Malaysian tourist was in serious condition, it added.
Security forces and ambulances were dispatched to the scene of the incident.
An investigation is underway
to determine the cause of the crash.
to determine the cause of the crash.
A Malaysian embassy spokesman in Ankara told the New Straits Times that an embassy official, who was at the hospital where the Malaysians were warded, confirmed they were there on holiday.
“Those injured have been identified as Susheela Devi Raja, Thurai Pah Vartharajan, Thavil Selvi Tamotharan, Datin Juniwati Ahmad and a 15-year-old, known only as Nursyarah.
“The one who is in critical condition is reported to be Susheela and she is being treated in the intensive care unit,” the official said, adding that the other four were being treated at the same hospital for fractures and broken bones.
The spokeman said the embassy had notified Wisma Putra on the incident for the victim’s families to be alerted.
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