The images are extremely spectacular. As reported by the Tanzanian police to the US news agency Associated Press, a Precision Air passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on approach to Bukoba airport.
No information was immediately available on the number of passengers on board the plane, but local media reported that around 49 people were on the flight from Dar es Salaam, the economic capital of Tanzania, to Bukoba, a city located on the border. from the lake.
“The situation is under control as the security teams are working hard to rescue the passengers,” Commander Mwampaghale added.
In images broadcast by local media, you can see the device partially submerged.
Precision Air, which is the largest private airline in Tanzania, issued a brief statement confirming the accident.
“The rescue team has been dispatched to the scene and more information will be released in two hours,” the airline said.
Source: BFM TV
