Hot air balloon crash lands on busy road forcing motorists to swerve in panic

THIS is the heartstopping moment a hot-air balloon narrowly missed cars on a busy road after it was forced to crash-land when it suddenly blew off course. Motorists were forced to swerve out of the way as the 40ft-high balloon suddenly descended when the pilot desperately attempted to lift it over the road.

Kim Foskett captured the dramatic crash landing on his dashcam as he travelled with his family along the A6 Market Harborough bypass in Leicestershire.

Truck driver Kim, 59, of Kettering, Northants., said: “Because of the trees we didn’t see it until we were really close.

“All of a sudden it was visible about five feet off the ground, and I thought, ‘Oh my God, it’s going to land in the middle of the road’.

“My wife and children were in the car with me and we were all just staring, wondering what was going to happen.

“One driver swerved out of the way, thinking it was going to hit his car.

“I don’t think it would have, but if a lorry had been coming along, the balloon could have been in real trouble.

VIDEO: Heartstopping moment hot air balloon crash lands near busy road forcing motorists to swerve in panic