Five dead after two army helicopters crash in France

An helicopter of the French gendarmes arrive at the site of an accident near Carces lake, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) northwest of the resort of Saint-Tropez, on February 2, 2018, after two army helicopters crashed into each other.
“The helicopters collided. There were three army personnel in one and two in the other. All are dead,” police said in the nearby town of Brignoles, adding that one body had still to be recovered from the wreckage. The Var region prefecture said the helicopters from the army’s light aviation division were from a school based at Cannet-des-Maures.
/ AFP PHOTO / Anne-Christine POUJOULAT

 

MARSEILLE, France (AFP) — Five people were killed Friday after two army helicopters crashed near the southern French resort town of Saint-Tropez, police said.

“The helicopters collided. There were three crew in one and two in the other. All are dead,” police said in the nearby town of Brignoles, adding that one body had still to be recovered from the wreckage.

The Var region prefecture said two army aviation service helicopters based at nearby Cannet-des-Maures collided near Carces lake about 50 kilometres (30 miles) northwest of Saint-Tropez.

Some 20 troops joined two rescue helicopters and a police chopper at the crash scene, along with local officials.

© Agence France-Presse

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