JUBA, South Sudan — Fourteen people died Monday when a small Cessna aircraft went down near South Sudan’s capital city, according to the country’s civil aviation officials.
The flight was traveling from Yei town when it crashed approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Juba, killing all passengers and crew members on board, aviation authorities reported.
Initial investigations suggest that adverse weather conditions creating limited visibility may have contributed to the fatal accident, officials stated.
Among the victims were two individuals from Kenya, while the remaining passengers were citizens of South Sudan, the aviation authority confirmed.
Emergency response teams were sent to the crash location to investigate the scene.
Social media footage from the accident site revealed the aircraft’s wreckage engulfed in flames in what appeared to be a mountainous area shrouded in mist.
