Photos Plane Crashes Into Lake Victoria In Tanzania Gallery News
At least 19 people were killed when the plane, operated by Precision Air, crash-landed on approach to the lakeside city of Bukoba, according to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. The airline had said earlier that 26 people had been rescued from the plane. Flight PW 494, which departed from the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, “crash-landed” into the lake as it was approaching the lakeside city of Bukoba. The cause was not immediately clear, but the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) said the incident took place amid storms and heavy rains....