GUWAHATI: A plane crash in Unity State, South Sudan, on Wednesday, January 29, killed 20 people, including an Indian national and two Chinese nationals. The aircraft, carrying oil workers, crashed while attempting to land at the Unity oilfield airport en route to the capital, Juba.
According to the sources, the crash claimed the lives of both pilots and 18 others, including 15 South Sudanese, two Ugandans, two Chinese nationals, and one Indian. A sole survivor, a South Sudanese engineer, was rescued in critical condition and has been transported to Bentiu State Hospital.
Gatwech Bipal, the information minister for Unity state, confirmed that the flight, chartered by Chinese oil firm Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC), had 21 people on board. The cause of the crash remains unclear, and authorities have not yet released the identities of the victims.
The crash occurred near an oil field while the plane was attempting to take off for Juba’s international airport. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit stated that an investigation into the cause is underway
