Among the victims are two Chinese, one Indian and two Ugandan nationals. The passengers were employees of the Greater Pioneer Operating Company Ltd. oil company. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has ordered an investigation into the plane crash.

An official says at least 18 people have been killed when a small plane crashed in a remote part of South Sudan

A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan's Unity State crashed on takeoff from its oilfield airport on Wednesday, killing 20 people, the region's information minister said. The plane had departed for the capital Juba when it went down,

A small plane chartered by the Chinese oil firm Greater Pioneer Operating Company crashed in South Sudan, killing at least 18 people. The aircraft, carrying 21 individuals including oil workers and two pilots,

A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan's Unity State crashed on Wednesday, killing 20 people, an official said. The plane crashed at the Unity oilfield airport on Wednesday morning as it was heading to the capital Juba,

18 people were killed in a passenger plane crash in South Sudan today. The plane, with 21 passengers and crew on board, went down shortly after departing from the Unity Oil Field in South Sudan, resulting in 18 fatalities and leaving three individuals in “critical condition.”

A plane with 21 people on board crashed in South Sudan's Unity State, leading to 18 fatalities. The aircraft had departed from an oilfield before crashing. The Information Minister did not comment, and air accidents in the country have been frequent,