Highlights

Passenger plane crashes in Tanzania
Crashed into lake due to poor weather
Flight carrying 49 people: reports

Latest news

Apple’s New Diwali Film with Raw Mango Puts the iPhone 18 Pro’s Low-Light Filmmaking to the Test

Oppo Pad Mini Review: The Ultimate Compact Android Tablet?

Dell 14S Launched In India With Core 7 Series 3 Chips, Starts At ₹79,990

HP unveils OmniBook 5 and ProBook 4 G2iS with OLED displays and AI features

Google Dreambeans: An AI App That Makes Discovery Feel Personal

ASUS India Brings AI-Powered ExpertBook Business Laptops to Flipkart Big Bang Diwali Sale 2026

Logitech MX Master 4 Developer Edition Launched In India At ₹20,699

Logitech MX Keypad Review: A Smarter Shortcut Panel For Modern Work

Watch: Small passenger plane crashes into lake in Tanzania, over 20 rescued

Local media reports said around 49 people were on the flight from financial capital Dar es Salaam to the lakeside city.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

AFP

Join our WhatsApp Channel

Watch: Small passenger plane crashes into lake in Tanzania, over 20 rescued

A domestic passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said, adding that rescue efforts were under way.

"There was an accident involving a Precision Air plane which... crashed into water about 100 metres from the airport," regional police commander William Mwampaghale told reporters at Bukoba airport.

No information was immediately available on the number of passengers aboard the plane, but local media reports said around 49 people were on the flight from financial capital Dar es Salaam to the lakeside city.

"The situation is under control as security teams are working hard to rescue people," Mwampaghale added.

ALSO WATCH: Tanzania: Teams to track down, detain gay people