E’ salito a 7 morti il bilancio dell’incidente aereo avvenuto venerdì nei pressi del ghiacciaio del Rutor, a circa 2500 metri di quota in Valle d’Aosta. Anche le ultime due persone che risultavano disperse sono state trovate prive di vita. Malla luce delle prime indagini, la procura di Aosta ha disposto il fermo di Philippe Michel, 64 anni, francese, che era ai comandi dell’aereo da turismo scontratosi in volo con un elicottero: Michel è uno dei due soli sopravvissuti alla tragedia , contro di lui le accuse sono disastro aereo colposo e omicidio colposo plurimo. A schiantarsi un eliski e un bimotore, un piccolo aereo da turismo. Il pilota dell'eliski è l'unica vittima italiana, si chiamava Maurizio Scarpelli, 53 anni, toscano. A bordo dell'elicottero oltre al pilota, c'erano altre cinque persone tra cui una guida, Frank Henssler, tedesco ma residente in Val d'Aosta, e quattro turisti.

Maurizio Scarpelli, 53 anni, l'unica vittima italiana Maurizio Scarpelli, 53 anni, l'unica vittima italiana

A bordo del bimotore invece un istruttore e due allievi (che erano le persone inizialmente date per disperse) di nazionalità francese. Sul posto erano subito arrivati gli elicotteri di soccorso dalle basi di Ivrea, Torino, Borgo Sesia, con personale specializzato in emergenze. I feriti, un francese e una svizzera, sono ricoverati all'ospedale di Aosta. Entrambi hanno riportato un politrauma e si trovano nel reparto rianimazione: la prognosi è riservata, ma non sarebbero in pericolo di vita.

La dinamica Il bimotore era partito dalla Francia mentre l'elicottero appartiene a una società di Courmayeur. Secondo una prima ricostruzione della dinamica dell'incidente l'elicottero con a bordo dei turisti si stava alzando in volo dal ghiacciaio quando ha impattato contro il piccolo aereo turistico. I vigili del fuoco hanno tagliato le lamiere con delle cesoie per estrarre i corpi delle vittime.

Aperta inchiesta A seguito dell'incidente l'Agenzia nazionale per la sicurezza del volo (ANSV) ha disposto l'apertura di un'inchiesta e l'invio di un team investigativo sul luogo della tragedia. «Il team — spiega l'ANSV — svolgerà un sopralluogo operativo per la raccolta delle prime evidenze utili alle indagini tese ad appurare le cause dell'incidente». Anche la Procura di Aosta ha aperto un'inchiesta affidata al sostituto procuratore Carlo Introvigne.</s>Five people were killed Friday when a helicopter and a small tourist airplane collided near the border between France and Italy. 

 

 Italy's mountain rescue service said rescue workers found two people injured at the crash site and evacuated them. 

 

 Officials said the helicopter was carrying skiers to a glacier in the northwestern Italian region of Val d'Aosta when it collided with the tourist airplane about 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) over the Rutor glacier. 

 

 It was not immediately clear how the crash happened. The identities and nationalities of the victims had not yet been released.

 

 Italy's Val d'Aosta region is popular with skiers. A website for the region says skiers frequently access the area by helicopter during winter.</s>Five people were killed when a helicopter collided with a light aircraft in the in northern Italy, mountain officials said.

Italy's mountain service reported on "a crash between a helicopter and a light aircraft" above Rutor glacier, in the near France, and sent two helicopters to help.

"Five dead ascertained," mountain tweeted, having earlier said that two injured people had been evacuated by helicopter to hospital.</s>Four people were killed and two injured when a helicopter collided with a light aircraft in the in northern Italy, mountain officials said.

Italy's mountain service reported on "a crash between a helicopter and a light aircraft" above Rutor glacier, in the near France, and sent two helicopters to help.

"Four dead recovered by mountain and two injured evacuated by helicopter to hospital," the service tweeted.</s>A midair collision between a small tourist aeroplane and a helicopter carrying skiers to a glacier in northwest Italy has left five people dead.

Italy's national alpine rescue corps spokesman Walter Milan says the crash happened at an altitude of 3000 metres over the Rutor glacier in the Val d'Aosta region on Friday afternoon.

One other person was hospitalised with serious injuries.

The Rutor glacier covers nine square kilometres and is the second-largest in the Val d'Aosta region, which borders France.

The region's website says skiers frequently access it by helicopter during winter.</s>At least four people are reported to have died after a small tourist aircraft collided with a helicopter in Italy.

According to local media, the incident occurred over a glacier in the northern part of the country.

Six people in total are believed to have been on board the two aircraft.

The helicopter is said to have been responding to an incident in La Thuile at an altitude of around 3,000 metres.

More as we have it...</s>Mountain rescuer workers on Saturday recovered the bodies of two people, raising the death toll from a deadly collision between a helicopter and light aircraft in the Alps to seven.

Two people were hospitalised after the crash in the Aosta Valley near France, which appeared to have happened just after the helicopter took off, unaware that the aircraft was landing, Italian media reported.

The helicopter was carrying a German alpine guide and four German heli-skiers, while the light aircraft was a French four-seater tourist Jodel plane with three people on board, the reports said.

All six on board the helicopter, including Italian pilot Maurizio Scarpelli, were killed, along with one of the people from the plane. A French and a Swiss national from the Jodel were seriously injured.</s>Four people have died and two others injured after a tourist plane and helicopter collided over a ski resort in Italy.

The crash happened in La Thuile, in the Aosta Valley.

It is unclear how many passengers were onboard the two aircrafts but the Valle d’Aosta mountain rescue service are at the site.

The huge Rutior glacier lies between the Mount Blanc and the Vanoise massif mountain range.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more follows.</s>Two people were hospitalised after the crash in the Aosta Valley near France, which appeared to have happened just after the helicopter took off, unaware that the aircraft was landing, Italian media reported.

The helicopter was carrying a German alpine guide and four German heli-skiers, while the light aircraft was a French four-seater tourist Jodel plane with three people on board, the reports said.

All six on board the helicopter, including Italian pilot Maurizio Scarpelli, were killed, along with one of the people from the plane. A French and a Swiss national from the Jodel were seriously injured.</s>Five people have died and two others are injured after a helicopter and a tourist plane collided in the skies above the Rutor glacier in north western Italy.

The tragic crash happened in La Thuile, in the Aosta Valley.

It was immediately reported to the Aosta Valley rescue and the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue service immediately sent a team to the site.

Rescue officials confirmed four people have died and two others were wounded following the crash.

The Alpine Rescue Service said a Civil Protection helicopter with technicians on board and a second chopper with a doctor are on their way to the accident site.

A team specialised in cutting sheet metal are also at the scene.

Two more helicopters are also ready and prepared to be sent to the site.

It is not known how many people were on board.

The maximum emergency procedure was activated with three operating theaters and six intensive care units ready to receive patients.

A shock room is also in place and the hospital team are awaiting updates.

The huge Rutor glacier lies on the slopes of the Rutor-Léchaud Group which lies between the Mount Blanc and the Vanoise massif mountain range.

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A plane and a helicopter collide over Testa del Rutor near the border of France and Italy, leaving seven dead.