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

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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

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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.

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