Three dead as avalanche hits school trip

Investigation after two children and one adult die on closed piste in French Alps

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Three people have been killed and three others seriously injured after an avalanche in the French Alps hit a group of schoolchildren on a skiing trip.

Two French pupils and a Ukrainian tourist died, while two more schoolchildren and their teacher remain in a critical condition.

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