No fewer than 18 people died on Wednesday when a plane carrying 21 passengers and crew members crashed in South Sudan’s Unity State. Radio Miraya, which is run by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS),

At least 20 people have been killed in a plane crash in the north of South Sudan, Unity state’s minister for information said. The aircraft came down near the oil fields in Unity state at about 10:30am (08:30 GMT) shortly after taking off for the capital, Juba, on Wednesday.

A plane crashed while leaving the Unity Oil Field en route to Juba, a radio station affiliated with the UN said. Those killed include the pilot and co-pilot.