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.

Precision Air, which is Tanzania's largest private airline, released a brief statement confirming the accident.

"The rescue team has been dispatched to the scene and more information will be released in 2 hours' time," the airline said.

The accident comes five years after 11 people died when a plane belonging to a safari company crashed in northern Tanzania.

Our hearts and prayers go to the families of passengers on-board a plane that crashed into Lake Victoria, with our full solidarity to the Government & people of #Tanzania.

The thoughts of the whole U.S. Embassy community go out to those affected by the plane crash today in Bukoba. We pray the rescue operation will be successful, and pay tribute to the heroic efforts of first responders, especially ordinary citizens who helped rescue victims.

PRECISION AIR CRASH IN LAKE VICTORIA, TANZANIA

* No fatalities reported so far

* Pilot named as Captain Buruhani Rubaga (pictured), an experienced aviator with the airline for nearly 20 years

* First officer is Peter Omondi

* The 48-seater ATR42-500 plane is 12 years old

*39 passengers, 4 crew members

*26 persons rescued and taken to the hospital, Search ongoing

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

Ireportlive:



Since the day Zombidiots visited mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania it has been one disaster after another


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KangaIye:
Too much disaster nowadays..... Hope they are rescue in rescued on time.

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