Eight French nationals and two Argentine pilots were killed while filming a reality TV show when their helicopters collided mid-air on Monday in northwestern Argentina , officials said . The groups was reportedly filming for a reality show titled Dropped , where contestants are divided into two teams , dropped in the wild and forced to find their way back to civilization with no food , map or help . Helicopters take contestants to various locations . The aircraft collided while flying near Villa Castelli in La Rioja province , about 720 miles northwest of Buenos Aires , La Rioja Secretary of Security Cesar Angulo told television station TN . Two helicopters crashed Monday in the remote area of northwest Argentina , killing all 10 people on board both aircraft , authorities said . The eight passengers on board were French nationals reportedly filming the reality show Dropped . They had been divided into two teams of four . People gather near the smoking remains of a helicopter that crashed with another near Villa Castelli in the La Rioja province of Argentina on Monday . 'An explosion occurred and it 's believed that they must have collided , ' said Angulo . 'Aeronautical experts will have to determine that . ' The helicopters took off at 5.10pm and exploded minutes later , Angulo told the Buenos Aires Herald . Angulo said there were no survivors , but said the pilots were believed to be from the provinces the provided the aircraft . One of the helicopters belonged to La Rioja while the second belonged to the neighboring province of Santiago del Setero , Angulo said . Dropped takes place in the province every year and is televised internationally , according to BBC . People walk around the wreckage of the explosion on Monday . La Rioja Secretary of Security Cesar Angulo said that they helicopters took off at 5.10pm and exploded minutes later . Angulo said that there were no survivors from the crash . It is believed , however , that the pilots are from La Rioja and neighboring province Santiago del Setero .
Crash happened near Santiago del Setero in La Rioja province in Argentina . Two helicopters reportedly collided mid-air and exploded , leaving ten dead . There were no survivors , La Rioja Secretary of Security Cesar Angulo said . The eight French nationals were reportedly filming for the show 'Dropped ' The pilots were believed to be from Santiago del Setero and neighboring province Villa Castelli .