RIA Novosti informs about this with reference to the press service of the department.

“According to preliminary data, on the evening of May 23, a balloon carrying a pilot and 12 passengers made an emergency landing in the village of Trufanovo, Leninsky District, Tula Region.

At the same time, the balloon touched the wires and knocked down an electric pole to the ground, ”the message says.

It is noted that no one was injured as a result of the accident.

It is reported that the Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office organized an audit of the implementation of legislation on the safety of the use of airspace.

Earlier it was reported that in Ukraine, in the Khmelnytsky region, a balloon with people on board crashed during the Balloon Festival.