Courmayeur, Italy - Four climbers fell to their deaths Thursday on Europe's highest peak, Mont Blanc, Italian news reports said, citing officials.

Another member of the group survived the fall off a 3,800-metre- high slope of the mountain which straddles the border between Italy and France.

Rescuers from the Italian side of Mont Blanc where attempting to reach the survivor, the ANSA news agency said.

Fatal accidents occur frequently on Mont Blanc which with its 4,810 metre summit attracts hundreds of mountain climbers each year. (dpa)