The UPDF spokesperson Brig Flavia Byekwaso has confirmed that a plane belonging to it’s airforce fleet has crashed in Entebbe near Lido Beach.
According to Byekwaso, the chopper had two people on board at the time of the crash adding that they had been rushed to hospital.
“Today afternoon at about 2:15pm a jet ranger piloted by two cadet trainees on a mutual training flight came down immediately after take off near Lido beach. The two were rushed to hospital to ascertain their health. Our aviation team is on ground to investigate the mishap,” Flavia Byekwaso tweeted.
Pictures of the crashed plane have been circulating on social media.