No less than 18 folks have been killed on Wednesday when a small aircraft crashed in a distant a part of South Sudan, reported AP.
The flight, chartered by Chinese language oil agency Larger Pioneer Working Firm, had 21 folks on board, together with two pilots, AP quoted the minister of knowledge within the oil-rich Unity state, Gatwech Bipal.
The aircraft crashed whereas it was taking off close to an oil subject to go to the worldwide airport in Juba, the South Sudanese capital, he added.
The rationale for the crash was not instantly clear, and authorities had not but revealed the identities of the victims. Native media reported that the aircraft was carrying oil staff.