The plane, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation, lost communication while flying from Yei to Juba International Airport, the civil aviation authority said. According to the Daily Express, air traffic control lost contact with the plane after 30 minutes into the journey, about 80 miles from Juba. The aircraft crashed and burst into flames on the outskirts of Juba in poor weather.
The dead included two Kenyans and the rest were South Sudanese, the authority confirmed. A team was dispatched to the crash site about 12 miles outside Juba. Videos of the crash site shared on social media showed remains of the aircraft in flames, the Daily Express reported.
The exact cause of the crash has not been determined, though weather is suspected. The date of the crash was reported only as Monday.