19 Dead, 24 Rescued In Tanzania Plane Crash

A total of 19 people lost their lives, while 24 others were rescued in a plane crash that occurred in Tanzania

This was announced by Precision Air in a statement issued shortly after the crash which had been blamed on bad weather.

“Precision Air regrets to confirm that 19 fatalities and 24 survivors have now been reported by the emergency services at the scene of the accident involving PW-494 which crashed at Lake Victoria in Bukoba today,” the airline said.

This was also corroborated by the country’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa who told reporters: “All Tanzanians join you in mourning these 19 people … who have lost their lives.”

According to reports, it was not immediately clear if the 19 victims included rescuers who drowned or whether the 48-seater aircraft had more people on board than previously disclosed, a regional official said.

“We are continuing to investigate,” said Chalamila. “There is a possibility that two people were not onboard but died during the rescue effort.”

Precision Air, Tanzania’s largest privately-owned airline, made it known that it had dispatched rescuers to the scene.