A helicopter crashed on Tanzanias Mount Kilimanjaro, killing five people, the civil aviation authority said on Thursday, while local media reported that the aircraft was on a medical rescue mission.
The helicopter crashed near the mountains Barafu Camp on Wednesday, Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.
Mwananchi newspaper and East Africa TV, citing Kilimanjaro regions head of police, Simon Maigwa, reported that the helicopter was on a medical rescue mission.
