An investigation is under way after a British woman died following a "violent collision" on a ski slope in the French Alps on Tuesday.
The 62-year-old reportedly crashed into a stationary skier, a British man, on the Aiguille Rouge mountain in Les Arcs.
She died shortly afterwards, after experiencing traumatic shock, according to French news outlet Le Dauphine, BBC reported.
The man broke his leg in the collision.
The incident occurred at the Les Arcs resort in Savoie, south-eastern France.
Local prosecutor Benoît Bachelet told news agency AFP that an investigation to determine the precise circumstances of the accident was under way.
A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said, "We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in France and are in contact with the local authorities."
According to the Domaines Skiables de France, the association that represents ski area operators in France, an average of 10 traumatic deaths are recorded each year on French slopes.
Up to half of these, it adds, are a result of a collision with an obstacle or another skier.
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