Hot air balloon lands on German highway

A balloonist has made an emergency landing on a motorway in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Saturday with his hot air balloon.

According to the traffic police in Düsseldorf, the reason for the emergency landing was a technical defect to the burner of the balloon. Both lanes were temporarily closed. A police spokesman said it took only four minutes to store and dispose of the balloon. The crew consisted only of the balloonist.