At least five people were killed in a passenger plane crash in South Sudan. There were 20 passengers on the plane, including crew and passengers. The remaining three were rescued alive but their condition was alarming. The UN -run 'Radio Miria' said on Wednesday (January 26th).
Radio reports that the plane flown from an oil field in the Northern State Unity on Wednesday. Shortly afterwards it was destroyed. Both the pilot and assistant pilot died in the accident.
Unity State Communications Minister Gatewach Bipal said that it was destroyed shortly after the flight from the airport. The capital of the plane was supposed to go to Juba. He later said that there were 20 passengers on the plane. Three of them survived.
In recent years, several plane accidents have occurred in the war -torn South Sudan. On September 27, at least five people were killed when a small plane carrying a passenger carrying passengers from the capital Juba. Dozens of people were killed when a Russia -made cargo plane crashed with passengers after the flying from the capital Juba Airport on the 27th.
