Two men, one Russian and one French, were killed today when helicopter crashed and burst into flames at Villefranche-sur-Mer, SE Franceas it became known from the fire department and the district authorities.
The helicopter had departed from Lausanne, Switzerland, bound for Monaco. The accident occurred at around 2pm and, as a spokesman for the Alpes-Maritimes region said, two bodies were found.
The victims are the French pilot who worked for Monaco’s private company Monacair and a passenger, a businessman of Russian origin with a Maltese passport. The helicopter was supposed to carry a second passenger, but canceled his trip at the last minute.
According to the company, the pilot, aged around 30, had trained in the area and knew it very well while the helicopter was “of the latest generation”.
Rescue services said more than 50 firefighters were deployed to the crash site and that there was no danger of the fire spreading.
Source: News Beast
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