TRENDING NOW: Hot air balloon collision chaos

A hot air balloon collision doesn't sound like a scary situation, but during the weekend things got dicey for participants of a festival in Illinois.

A gust of wind dragged two balloons together as they took off.

While one is able to get altitude and get stable, the other struggles and hits the ground repeatedly, throwing passengers about and the operator out of the basket.

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Brendan grew up down on the coast before moving to Kamloops to pursue a degree in journalism. After graduating from TRU in 2013 he moved to Toronto to work as an editor, but decided to move back west after a couple years. With a big interest in politics, Brendan will be covering city hall. Outside of council chambers he’ll write about anything; if you have a story you think people might be interested in, contact him at bkergin@infonews.ca


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