A emergency relief helicopter believed to be carrying six people crashed in a mountainous area of central Italy on Tuesday but there was no immediate information about possible casualties, Italian media said.
State broadcaster RAI said the helicopter had been picking up a person injured in a skiing accident and did not appear to be involved in a rescue operation following last week’s avalanche that buried a hotel in the same region of Italy.

It is believed the helicopter had just picked up a person injured while skiing.
It is not known how seriously injured those onboard are.
State broadcaster RAI said the helicopter had been picking up a person injured in a skiing accident.
It is not thought to be linked to a rescue operation following last week’s avalanche that buried a hotel in the same region of Italy.
The avalanche buried the Hotel Rigopiano at about 5pm last Wednesday afternoon.
Five bodies have so far been recovered – and a further 24 people are still missing.
The 120,000 tonne avalanche hit the hotel at about 100km/h (60mph) – giving people little chance to take shelter.
It’s now known that many of the hotel guests had already gathered together on the ground floor to await help after earthquakes in the region earlier that day.

source: Reuters