French army: 2 military helicopters crash, at least 3 dead
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The French army says that two military training helicopters have crashed in southern France, killing at least three people.
A spokeswoman for the French army said the crash occurred Friday near the town of Brignoles, in the Var region between Marseilles and Cannes.
The spokeswoman said that a search and rescue operation is underway, but couldn't say how many people were aboard the helicopters or provide other details. She wasn't authorized to be publicly named.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The top government official in the region, Prefect Jean-Luc Videlaine, said on BFM television that four were killed and a search is underway for another person. He said it's not clear whether the crashes were the result of a collision.