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French investigators to probe Precision Air plane crash

Precision Air plane crash in Lake Victoria.

French air accident investigators will be deployed to the scene of Sunday’s tragic plane crash in Bukoba, Tanzania to assist in the investigation of Precision Air plane crash that killed at least 19 people. GRAPHIC | JOE NGARI | NMG

By  The Citizen

Nation Media Group

French air accident investigators will be deployed to the scene of Sunday’s tragic plane crash in Bukoba, Tanzania to assist in the investigation of Precision Air plane crash that killed at least 19 people.

A spokesperson for France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) air accident investigation agency said on Monday that it was sending a team to Tanzania along with technical advisers from Franco-Italian plane maker ATR.

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