Precision Air crash: 19 confirmed dead
Bukoba. Nineteen people have been confirmed dead after a Precision Air plane plunged into Lake Victoria in the early hours of Sunday November 6, as the aircraft was preparing to land at Bukoba Airport.
The dead include cabin crew and passengers, however it is not clear whether the dead were all passengers or some were part of the rescue team.
This was confirmed by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa after he arrived at the scene of the accident in Bukoba on Sunday afternoon.
Following his arrival at the crash site, the Prime Minister said an investigation has been ordered.
The investigation will come to the bottom of the discrepancy in number of those on board, with earlier figures communicated by the airline and Ministry of Home Affairs putting the figure at 43, however, as it stands, the numbers stands at 45.
It is not know whether the two were on board the plane or were part of the rescue team.
The 19 confirmed dead is a rise from the earlier number of 3, which was made public by the Chief Medical Officer of Kagera Region, Issessanda Kaniki.
The plane PW 494 -5H-PWF, flying from Dar-Bukoba-Mwanza had 43 passengers and crew on board, the cause of the crash is yet to be known but unconfirmed reports have attributed it to bad weather.
Of those on board 39 were passengers, two cabin crew and two pilots, this is according to Kagera Regional Commissioner, Albert Chalamila.
The plane was reportedly under the stewardship of Captain Buruhani Rubaga
