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Four people tragically died in a hot air balloon accident in the Arizona desert on Sunday. According to KSAZ-TV in Phoenix, the crash took place about 7:50 a.m. in Eloy, about 50 miles northwest of Tucson. Police said the balloon was carrying eight skydivers who made their jumps from the aircraft before problems arose, the station reported. Four passengers and the balloon’s pilot remained on board. Four of those individuals died in the crash. The fifth was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The cause of the crash has not yet been identified. “Skydivers were able to exit the balloon wit…

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