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File image of a ski slope in the French Alps. Shutterstock/cynoclub

Man killed after horrific collision on slopes of French Alpine resort

The Italian died and a British tourist was left seriously injured.

A 52-YEAR-OLD Italian skier died and a British holidaymaker was left seriously injured after a violent collision on a gentle blue piste in a French Alpine resort at the weekend, emergency services said.

The Italian was knocked unconscious and could not be revived after he skied into the 33-year-old Briton yesterday in Les Deux Alpes in an area used both by beginners and more experienced downhillers.

The British skier was taken to a nearby hospital in Grenoble where he is being treated for head injuries, the mountain rescue service in the local Isere region said.

The French Alps have been hit by a series of avalanches in recent weeks following heavy snowfall.

© – AFP 2017

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    Mute Mr D
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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:07 PM

    I’m a 30 year old single male playing this quiz in shorts on a Monday evening. I’m more ashamed that I scored 7 out of 10

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    Mute Peter Smyth
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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:14 PM

    @Mr D: 36 and pyjama bottoms instead of shorts…

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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:36 PM

    @Peter Smyth: I got 3 right just by guessing, I’ve never seen the film, I’m happy to say

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    Mute Dara Smith
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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:06 PM

    @Peter Smyth: 35 and pj bottoms too. Man I feel old. Anyway boyz it 5 past 10 I’m off to sleep

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    Mute Mark o' Leary
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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:52 PM

    @Mr D: String vest and a tutu myself, yes it was a good holiday weekend, thanks.

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    Mute Alan M
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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:52 PM

    @Mr D: 7/10, 39 years old after a feed of stout and have never seen the film. More stout!

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    Mute Seán J. Troy
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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:54 PM

    @Mr D: Five to five in the morning and I got 10 out of 10 on my morning visit to the throne.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 1:43 AM

    @Mr D: the saying hero gets thrown around a bit easy nowadays, but you are a hero.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 11:30 AM

    @Jimmyjoe Wallace: The film is awful. I was begging for the ship to go down about an hour before it did.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 12:15 PM

    @Cat Agatha: Actually took longer in real life, believe it or not.

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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:11 PM

    There’s a graveyard in Nova Scotia where Joseph (J) Dawson is buried. Originally from Marino in Dublin he worked in the engine room stoking the boiler. Many people believe it is Leonardo DiCaprio character who’s buried there and now his grave is now the best tended grave in the graveyard. Which is nice I think.

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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:06 PM

    @Hank: cool fact. Like reading things like this

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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:09 PM

    Spoiler: the ship sinks in the end.

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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:09 PM

    Oh dear lord, I got 10 out of 10.

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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:16 PM

    @Dave Murray: I knew you would. So did i. So ill leave you alone !

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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:46 PM

    PCP-spiked clam chowder?

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    Aug 8th 2017, 12:44 PM

    @Aisling Ní Bhróithe: its great stuff you should try it.

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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:35 PM

    I saw the film when it was released and I felt every moment of it. My heart goes out to the people below, the ones who never had a second chance of life. It is said that 90% of the privileged survived and 10% of the passengers below survived.
    Rest in Peace.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 1:46 AM

    @Andi Black: dam waste of deck space as it is, nothing much has changed in the world.

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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:24 PM

    I remember being at work, having not seen it yet, I saying jokingly “ah sure, we all know what happens at the end”.
    To which one girl exclaimed “Yeah, I can’t believe he dies in the end!”
    Sickened, I told her (while giving her the evils) “no, I meant the ship sinking”.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 5:53 AM

    Where’s the most important question. Why did old Rose throw the blue gemstone back into the sea. It could have been used to set up the Jack Dawson foundation to support many a implausibly good looking impoverished artist☺

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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:17 PM

    Séan???? What happened to the qiestions about Hockley and Lovejoy?? A real man makes his own luck you know !!

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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:29 PM

    I’m slightly disappointed I didn’t get all 10 correct, that’s very sad

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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:30 PM

    7/10. Last one was a dinger!

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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:46 PM

    @Darren Bates: wouldnt think Jack thought so !

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    Aug 7th 2017, 9:18 PM

    I have never seen this movie and I didn’t do too bad with just guesses lol

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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:07 PM

    3/10. Better than I expected

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    Aug 8th 2017, 7:16 AM

    10 is wrong, mytgbusters proved the door could have held them both.

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    Aug 7th 2017, 11:01 PM

    I get the feeling with all these Titanic stories that someone’s baiting me to say that Winslet & DiCaprio banged.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 9:51 AM

    10/10. Guess I’m a sad old romantic at heart. My wife would probably not believe that though

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    Aug 7th 2017, 11:15 PM

    very proud of my 2/10 .Twas a muck film .

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    Aug 7th 2017, 10:21 PM

    4/10 never seen any version of titanic!

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    Aug 7th 2017, 11:15 PM

    Old lady Rose is just a big fat liar. Also, worst captain in film history.

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