Two men, a Russian and a Frenchman, were killed on Friday when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in Wilfrance-sur-Mer, in southeastern France, regional authorities said.
The helicopter had taken off from Lausanne, Switzerland, bound for Monaco. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. and a spokesman for the Alp-Maritime 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 due to carry a second passenger, but he cancelled his trip at the last minute.
According to the company, the pilot, aged about 30, had trained in the area and knew it well and 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 risk of the fire spreading.
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