According to a spokesperson for the airline he jumped on the cart and nestled in with the snacks and merchandise shortly before landing.
Authorities say the hot air balloon was carrying at least 16 people when it caught fire and crashed.
More than a dozen police vehicles could be seen at the site of the crash.
There were no survivors after a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught fire and crashed in the the US state of Texas, according to local authorities.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also confirmed Saturday's crash, which occurred outside the city of Austin on a clear day.
Emergency responders in Texas said the fire had hit the hot air balloon's basket portion.
"Right now, we have a number of fatalities," a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) spokesman said from the scene, adding that an FBI team was being dispatched to help in evidence-gathering.
The NTSB offered no details on what may had caused the accident. It said it believed the balloon belonged to a tour company.
The crash of the balloon is the deadliest on record in the western hemisphere, according to Jeff Chatterton, a spokesman for the Balloon Federation of North America.
"There are thousands of balloons that go up every year," he said. "This is unspeakably tragic but it is rather unique."
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