At least five people are now known to have died in a fatal plane crash on Tuesday morning shortly after take off from Juba International Airport, South Sudanese aviation authorities said.
Those killed included four crew members – two Ukrainians, two Sudanese and one South Sudanese – a representative of the Optimum Aviation Ltd, the company that owns the plane said.
The cargo plane had been chartered and operated by Euro Airlines, a local aviation company registered in South Sudan.
Kur Kuol, director-general of Juba International Airport, says the cargo plane was carrying fuel from the capital, Juba, to Maban town in Upper Nile State in the northern part of the country.
“The cause of the crash cannot be known right now – it needs time because a committee will be formed to investigate the exact cause of the crash,” Mr Kur said
