Rome – Five people were killed when a helicopter collided with a lightaircraft in the Alps in northern Italy, mountain rescue officials said.
Italy’s mountain rescue service reported on Twitter “a crash between ahelicopter and a light aircraft” above Rutor glacier, in the Aosta Valleynear France, and sent two helicopters to help.
“Five dead ascertained,” mountain rescue tweeted, having earlier said thattwo injured people had been evacuated by helicopter to hospital. – APP/AFP
