Two Military helicopters belonging to France have collided in southern France, killing at least five people, police and officials report. According to Al Jazeera, the crash happened at Carcès lake, just north of St Tropez on Friday. Rescuers are at the scene, in the Var region, searching for a sixth person who was aboard one of the helicopters.
It is not clear what caused the crash. Both Gazelle helicopters belonged to a military flying school called Ealat, officials said. It trains pilots for the army and other military services.
This is the second time French Gazelle helicopters are crashing. In 1994 near Draguignan, three people were killed when a crash occurred. Also, in 2003, a similar crash occurred when the helicopter crashed into a power line at Caylus killing four people.
