Scene of Goma plane crash Goma; offical comment

Officials began investigating the cause of a plane crash which killed at least 17 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern city of Goma. Authorities were seen assessing wreckage from the aircraft which plunged into residential homes near Goma's airport in North Kivu province on Sunday.

Provincial Minister of Health said investigators are looking for and collecting all of the necessary information to identify the victims. The aircraft was owned by private carrier Busy Bee and was headed to Beni, north of Goma in the same province. Air accidents are frequent in the central African nation of Congo because of poor maintenance and relaxed air safety standards.