DODOMA (BNO NEWS) -- Two army pilots were killed on Tuesday when the small plane they were on crashed on a road in the Handeni district of Tanzania, the army and other officials said on Wednesday.
The accident happened around 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday in the Manga region of Nandeni district when a small aircraft belonging to the Tanzania People's Defense Force attempted to make an emergency landing on a local road, striking a passenger bus which was carrying 24 people.
The army said the plane was on a training mission when it encountered 'communication problems' and crashed on the road. The two people on board the aircraft were identified as 41-year-old instructor Major Casbet Liguna and 30-year-old trainee Lt. Andrew Kiganga.
The aircraft struck a passenger bus which was carrying 23 passengers, 19 Dutch citizens and four Kenyans, and a driver.
Dutch tour operator Djoser said one of the Dutch passengers sustained minor injuries when the aircraft struck the bus, causing it to overturn. Herman van der Velde, President of Djoser, said the bus was on its way Dar es Salaam.
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