Four detained after Egypt's deadly hot air balloon crash leaves one tourist dead

Saturday's decision includes the arrest of the balloon's pilot, the director of the airport from which it took off and two officials from the balloon-owning company. They will be detained for four days pending an investigation.

The incident occurred on Friday when strong winds forced the balloon, carrying 20 tourists, off course above the southern city of Luxor. Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said other balloons carrying over 400 tourists had taken off and landed safely on Friday.

Khaled Mujahid, spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that all of the victims, who are of various nationalities, were taken to nearby Luxor International Hospital.

Mujahid stated that the woman killed was a 36-year-old South African national. He added that the majority of the injured were suffering from fractures and bruising, however there were two seriously injured passengers. He did not elaborate further on the extent of the injuries.

He stressed that Luxor International Hospital had all the necessary resources and staff to deal with the accident, and all patients were being given appropriate care.

Balloon flights were resumed on Saturday.

Luxor has a history of hot air balloon crashes. The deadliest was in 2013 when at least 19 foreign tourists were killed when theirs caught fire.