People had a narrow escape when their hot air balloon almost tipped over in Bristol.
The hot air balloon ride turned into a nightmare when it smashed into a primary school during the first day of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
Footage shows several balloons gliding in the sky as part of the jamboree this morning.
Suddenly, one of them begins descending rapidly towards the Oasis Academy Connaught in the Knowle West neighbourhood at about 7.11am.
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The basket then collides with the sloped roof, tipping dangerously to one side as the force of the balloon pulls it along.
The pilot releases more hot air, which helps to straighten the balloon and makes it glide back and over the building.
Worried onlookers thought passengers were going to fall out.
Resident Stephanie, 22, a lash technician, who captured the moment, said: ‘I thought ‘that one is looking a bit low’ and pressed record.
‘The basket was tilting – it looked like they were going to fall out.
‘It must have been scary.’
The Bristol Balloon Fiesta is a free,three-day event that runs until Sunday, with hundreds of balloons taking off.
The near-miss incident comes after two hot air balloons with tourists fell to the ground in Turkey.
At least a dozen people were injured and one person died when the tourist balloons crashed in June.
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