Rwandan President Kagame Paul has sent the condolences message to Tanzanians and their president, Samia Suluhu, following plane accident in Lake Victoria in Bukoba.
President Kagame on his own Twitter account on Monday morning posted “My sincere condolences to the people of Tanzania and to President @SuluhuSamia for the loss of lives following the plane accident. Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of all the victims.”
Tanzanian passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba, killing at least 19 people.
Of the 43 people on board there were 24 survivors, according to operator Precision Air.
The two pilots initially survived and managed to speak to local officials from the cockpit but the prime minister says they may have since died.
The plane crashed near the shore at the end of the Bukoba airport runway.
Rescuers were able to wade through the water to bring some of those still inside the plane to safety.
The plane was flying from Dar es Salaam to Bukoba via Mwanza.
Precision Air is Tanzania’s largest private airline and is partly owned by Kenya Airways. It was founded in 1993 and operates domestic and regional flights.
