Five people have died after a tourist plane and helicopter collided over a ski resort in Italy.

The crash happened at an altitude of about 9.8ft in La Thuile, in the Aosta Valley, on Friday afternoon.

One person was hospitalised with serious injuries.

Four people have died and two others injured in the crash (Picture: cnsas_official)

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An aerial image of the crash site shows alpine rescuers surrounding a helicopter in a bank of snow with exposed rocks nearby.


The two aircrafts were carrying a total of six people, but their identities and nationalities have not yet been released.

The two aircrafts were carrying a total of six people, but their identities and nationalities have not yet been released (Picture: AFP)

The Rutor glacier covers nine square kilometers (3 { square miles) and is the second-largest in the Val d’Aosta region, which borders France.



The region’s website says skiers frequently access it by helicopter during winter.

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