A rare skiing accident occurred in a German ski resort when two skiers collided head-on into one another and died.

The crash took place on a beginners’ slope at Feldberg ski resort in Baden-Württemberg during the last run of the day, with the lifts already stopped.

The skiers, a 29-year-old from Alsace, France, and a 30-year-old from the Stuttgart area, were both wearing helmets, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

The crash took place on a beginners’ slope at Feldberg ski resort in Baden-Württemberg during the last run of the day

Vehicles of mountain rescue arrive at the scene of the accident on the Feldberg in the Black Forest

They reportedly crashed into another and emergency services, who were already on the mountain, did not manage to resuscitate them.

Feldberg mayor Stefan Wirbser said that the pistes were practically empty, with just 100 skiers left on the resort .

“It's a really flat slope - a so-called beginners’ slope. It’s hard to explain how it could have happened on that part of the piste,” Adrian Probst from the local mountain rescue told news agency DPA.

Probst said that it was still possible to reach speeds of up to 100 km/h at the site of the accident, according to The Local.

The Feldberg in the Black Forest (1,493metres) is the highest mountain in Baden-Württemberg, and the highest in Germany outside of the Alps.