Two army helicopters have collided in southern France, killing five people on board, officials say, reports the BBC.
The crash happened near Carcès lake in Var area, about 50km (30 miles) north-west of St Tropez.
Rescuers at the thickly wooded crash site recovered five bodies. It is not clear what caused the collision.
Both Gazelle helicopters belonged to a military flying school called Ealat, officials said. It trains pilots for the army and other military services.
"The helicopters collided. There were three army personnel in one and two in the other. All are dead," police said, adding that one body had still to be recovered at the scene.
The Ealat website says the flying school at Cannet des Maures has 82 aircraft and trains French, German and Spanish helicopter pilots.
The five-seater Gazelle has been in service with the French military since the 1970s and is used by the French forces in Mali, in their anti-terror mission.