plan crash at Lake Victoria

More updates and information comes after one Tanzania passenger plan crash and landed into Lake Victoria near the North-Western Town of Bukoba.

The uthorities confirm 19 people die after the Precision Air flight that carry 43 passager crash-landed in water.

But earlier, the authorities only confirmed 26 passengers that was rescue, while 17 others stranded but rescue operations continue to going on.

The government have temporarily close down the Bukoba airport until further notice. 

But before now, Kagera Regional Commissioner, Albert Chalamila has said to the journalist that they was able to communicate with pilots by phone from the cockpit. 

But according to Chalamila, all the passengers that was rescue has already admitted to the regional hospital for further checkup.

Presently now, Tanzania Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa has arrive to the scene today afternoon and confirm 19 people death, maybe the pilots that speak with officials from the cockpit can be among those people that die. 

 “According to Majaliwa, has said that they are still checking those bodies, maybe, it could be like the pilots have perish.”

The ( PM) said government teams and aviation experts was on their way to Bukoba and they properly intensive investigation to identify  what cause the accident even with early reports that comes out.

The Precision Air flight that crash inside water was traveling from Dar es Salaam to Bukoba via Mwanza this morning with 43 people, while 39 was passengers.

Some of the photos and video from the scene show the plan on the water sinking, only the brown and green bottom that was showing.

Tanzania President, Samia Suluhu has tweet to express her sorrow to those people that was affected or die.

Because the President calls for calm and prayers as the rescue operation continue.

What really cause the plane crash , how it happen

It was only the bottom of the plane was showing over Lake Victoria

Because the Precision Air flight was on their way to northern lakeside city of Bukoba from the commercial capital Dar es Salam.

And it was only flight 100 metres from the airport when it crash inside water.

The uthorities was blaming bad weather that it was the cause of the accident.

The city of Bukobao, Lake Victoria River

The Precision Air-port of Tanzania largest private airline and it was partially owned by Kenya Airways.

It was found in 1993 and the airlined operate domestic and regional flights to popular tourist destinations.

But destnation that the airline, it try mostly go was Serengeti National Park and the Zanzibar archipelago.b

By TON'S

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