A helicopter belonging to a medical emergency service crashed into a mountain near the ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the north of Italy today killing all four people on board, the fire service at Belluno said.

The spokesman said the helicopter appeared to have hit a cable, adding weather conditions in the area were bad.

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