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Page last updated at 10:31 GMT, Friday, 29 May 2009 11:31 UK

Balloon crash witness describes scene

A British man has been killed and nine other tourists injured in a hot-air balloon crash during a trip in central Turkey, local media reports have said.

The balloon dropped 200 metres (660 ft) shortly after leaving Nevsehir province for a tour of the Cappadocia region, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Balloon pilot Suat Ulusoy who saw the crash happen, said it began to descend very quickly.

Suat Ulosoy

READ MORE: Briton 'killed in balloon crash'

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