Three people have died in a plane crash in Tanzania in which Precision Air s aircraft crash-landed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land at Bukoba Airport, the state-owned Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation wrote on Twitter.
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.
The plane crashed into Lake Victoria after taking off from Dar es Salaam. Authorities said at least 26 people who were on the Precision Air flight were rescued and taken to the hospital.