Tag: La Rioja helicopter accident

• Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 06:08 UTC

  French team to investigate choppers' collision in Argentina; “immense sadness”, said president Hollande

  

  A manslaughter investigation into the helicopter crash in La Rioja province that killed eight French nationals and two Argentines was opened on Tuesday in Paris, Le Monde reported. Two experts from France's crash investigation agency (BEA) were travelling to Argentina.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2015 - 06:12 UTC

  Former French Olympic sports' figures die in helicopter collision in Argentina

  

  Two helicopters have collided in mid-air in northern Argentina, killing 10 people including cast members filming a French reality show, officials said. The crash happened Monday afternoon in a mountainous part of La Rioja, a scenic area popular with tourists, around 1,100 kilometres north of the capital Buenos Aires.