At least 17 people were killed when a South Sudan transport plane crashed after takeoff
At 9:00 a.m. local time, a South Sudan transport plane crashed near the capital Juba International Airport. According to Xinhua news agency, Russian satellite news agency and other media reports, the plane crashed shortly after take-off, killing at least 17 people and surviving one, and was sent to a hospital for treatment. The head of Juba International Airport said that the transport plane belonged to Southwest Airlines, with motorcycles, parts, food and NGO staff salaries on board, but the airport did not know the exact number of passengers. The video released by witnesses on social media showed that there was a fire after the crash, and there were people fighting for scattered money. At present, the Minister of transport of South Sudan has arrived at the scene of the accident. He told the media that due to the recent heavy rainfall, the emergency rescue team could not enter the scene and would launch an investigation into the cause of the crash. Big net
