A hot air balloon escaped crashing and made a dramatic landing on a narrow residential street on Saturday (August 23) in Bedford, the United Kingdom. Videos were made by the locals, who were shocked to see the hot air balloon trying to land between parked cars, poles and wires. The now viral clips showed the balloon descending on Bower Street.
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According to a report by The Guardian, a resident named Sam Coldham said he saw the balloon descending at about 9.30 am (local time) when he was out walking the dog with his partner, Sian Marie King.
As per Coldham, the hot air balloon was "hovering" in the air. He said he decided to grab the guide rope and help land it safely after it appeared that the balloon might crash.
Sian, who captured the video, said, as quoted by Metro UK, "I think the conditions were really still with not a lot of wind, so it lost momentum, I think. The guys said my partner, Sam, saved their bacon. It was very, very close to a real disaster."
Another resident, Emma Firman, who also filmed the landing, said that it "was the most incredible scene". She thought that the balloon was "going to hit the rooftops, then the cars and wires".
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"It was extraordinary. It came down quickly and uncontrollably, very nearly missing the terraced houses and pylons," Georgia Balac told the Bedford Independent. "It made a near-perfect landing between parked cars on either side."
As per a report by BBC, the British Balloon and Airship Club confirmed that it "landed without incident" and everyone was fine.
