The crash near Luxor left 19 people dead, including three British residents.
Two of the British residents who died after a hot air balloon crashed in Egypt were from Clapham.
Joe Bampton, 40, and his Hungarian-born partner Suzanna Gyetvai, 34, were among the 19 killed yesterday when the balloon crashed near Luxor.
Another British resident, Yvonne Rennie, from Perth, also died in the crash.
Mrs Rennie’s husband, Michael, was one of only two survivors in the accident, the other being the pilot. It is believed they jumped out of the balloon to escape the flames, and are being treated at a Luxor hospital.
A spokeswoman at the hospital said Mr Rennie was in a stable condition.
All hot air balloon flights have been suspended while an investigation to determine the cause of the crash is carried out.
It is believed that the balloon was in the process of landing when a cable got caught around a tube and a fire broke out. It then ascended rapidly to the ground, crashing in a sugar cane field outside al-Dhabaa village, west of Luxor.
Many in Egypt are already concerned about the effect that the accident will have on what is already a struggling tourism industry.
Photo courtsey of davesandford, with thanks.
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