The pilot of one of the balloons lost his life, 31 tourists were injured.
In Aksaray, two hot air balloons which took off from Ihlara Valley for touristic flights on Sunday crashed near Gözlukuyu village.
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It was reported that one pilot lost his life and 19 Indonesian tourists were injured in the accident.
Aksaray Governor Mehmet Ali Kumbuzoğlu stated that the pilot fell out of the basket due to his feet getting tangled up in the rope and said, "Unfortunately, our pilot lost his life by being trapped under the basket. Our tourists are in good condition, we took them to hospital by ambulances, their examinations are continuing."
In the apparently unrelated other accident, it was reported that the hot air balloon made a hard landing near Belisırma village of Güzelyurt district. 12 tourists from India were slightly injured and were transferred to hospital.