Tanzania to hold funeral service for plane crash victims

Albert Chalamila, the regional commissioner for the area, has announced that the prayers will take place at the Bukoba football stadium.

Tanzania to hold funeral service for plane crash victims

Monday's burial service for the 19 individuals who died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania will be presided over by Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa.

At the end of the runway at Bukoba Airport, the plane crashed on Sunday morning close to the water.

According to the owner Precision Air, there were 24 survivors out of the 43 passengers on board.

Albert Chalamila, the regional commissioner for the area, has announced that the prayers will take place at the Bukoba football stadium.

The largest privately owned passenger airline in Tanzania is Precision Air.