5 folks have died after a helicopter crashed on Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — 5 folks have died after a helicopter crashed on Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania.
The accident Wednesday night occurred on some of the fashionable vacationer climbing routes, in what police stated was a rescue mission to choose up sufferers on the mountain.
Two foreigners, who police stated had been picked up in a medical evacuation, had been amongst these killed. An area physician, a tour information and a pilot had been additionally killed within the crash.
The accident occurred between the mountain’s Barafu Camp and Kibo Summit at an altitude of greater than 4,000 meters (13,100 toes).
Kilimanjaro regional police commander Simon Maigwa instructed journalists the plane belonged to the Kilimanjaro Aviation firm, which conducts medical evacuation providers, amongst others. The corporate is but to touch upon the accident.
Police stated extra info could be offered later.
The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday stated investigations had began consistent with worldwide security rules “to find out the circumstances and possible trigger” of the accident.
Plane accidents on Mount Kilimanjaro are uncommon, with the final recorded incident being in November 2008, when 4 folks died.
