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Austria air crash 'kills eight' Austria air collision kills eight
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Eight people have been killed in a collision between a helicopter and a light plane near an Austrian ski slope, local media reported. Eight people have been killed in a collision between a helicopter and a light plane near an Austrian ski slope, local officials have said.
The crash happened late morning in the resort of Zell am See, central Austria, the Austria Press Agency said. The crash happened late morning in the ski resort of Zell am See, central Austria, the Red Cross said.
The transport helicopter had seven people on board and was carrying equipment to a power plant, it said. The transport helicopter had seven people on board and was reportedly carrying equipment to a power plant.
The plane had only the pilot on board and had taken off from Zell am See airport, an employee there said.The plane had only the pilot on board and had taken off from Zell am See airport, an employee there said.
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It was not immediately clear how the accident had happened, police in Salzburg said.It was not immediately clear how the accident had happened, police in Salzburg said.
Wreckage from both aircraft - the Diamond Katana plane and the Super Puma helicopter - was scattered over a wooded area. Gerhard Huber, of the Austrian Red Cross, said that weather conditions in the area had been excellent at the time of the crash, which took place at an altitude of 1,000m (3,280 ft).
Zell am See is a ski resort and Roman Catholic pilgrimage site in the centre of the Austrian Alps. Wreckage from both aircraft - a Diamond Katana plane and a Super Puma helicopter - was scattered over a wooded area.
The helicopter, owned by Swiss company Helog-Heliswiss AG and the local government, was on its way to the German town of Berchtesgaden, Reuters news agency reported.