Small passenger plane crashes into lake in Tanzania

A small passenger plane crashed Sunday morning into Lake Victoria on approach to an airport in Tanzania.Local authorities said 26 of the 43 people on board the Precision Air flight from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam had been rescued and taken to a hospital after the plane crashed on approach to Bukoba Airport.

Precision Air is a Tanzanian airline company.Police commander William Mwampaghale said that the aircraft was about 100 meters midair and it encountered problems and bad weather. It was raining and the plane plunged into the water. He added everything is under control and rescue efforts are underway.