At least 18 people died this Wednesday and three others were serious injuries al A plane crashed in South Sudan Shortly after taking off from an oil field in the state of Unity in the direction of the capital, Yuba, Radio Miraya reported, channel operated by the UN mission in South Sudan.
“A plane with 21 passengers and crew members He has crashed when he left the Unity oil field, in South Sudan, and 18 people have died and three others are in critical condition. The pilot and co -pilot are among the dead, “according to the station.
Sources of the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) company, which operates in the oil field, told Efe that the aircraft was chartered by the company and that the people traveling on the plane were heading to Yuba to start their vacations.
The device fell a few minutes after taking off and within the area where the oil field is located, without knowing so far the reasons for the accident. Among the list of passengers seen by EFE, there are three foreigners, two of Chinese nationality and one of India, who worked for the company as technical experts.
Frequent accidents
South Sudan, a nation that achieved independence in 2011, It lacks a reliable transport infrastructureand aerial accidents are attributed to overload and bad weather conditions.
Among the most serious accidents is one in September 2018, when 20 people died When a commercial plane was crashed in a river during landing on the track of the airport of the city of Yirol, located in the center of South Sudan, in which 22 passengers were on board. In 2015, another accident left 36 dead people When a cargo plane was crashed that had taken off shortly before Yuba International Airport.
