Juba: A Cessna aircraft crashed in South Sudan, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot on board, as per the country's civil aviation authority (SSCAA). The passengers included two Kenyan nationals and 12 South Sudanese nationals.
The small passenger plane, a Cessna 208 Caravan, operated by CityLink Aviation, lost communication while flying from Yei to Juba International Airport, the aviation authority said. It detailed that the plane took off at 0915 local time and lost contact at 0943, about 30 minutes into the journey to the capital.
South Sudan plane crash kills 14 people
— Peter Louis (@peterlouis6) April 27, 2026
The plane that crashed near Juba in Luri was travelling from Yei to Juba when it reportedly encountered poor visibility while approaching Juba this morning.
The South Sudan Civil Aviation confirm that an aircraft crash occurred… pic.twitter.com/Da1mLWgCHo
Preliminary reports indicated that the aircraft may have crashed in bad weather, particularly low visibility. As per reports, officials have sent a team to the crash site for investigations.
The plane reportedly came down about 20 km south-west of the capital city, Juba.
Further details are awaited.
TRAGIC INCIDENT IN SOUTH SUDAN ??
— Africa Today Media Group (@africatodayMG) April 27, 2026
We are deeply saddened to report that at least 14 people have lost their lives in a plane crash in South Sudan.
The aircraft was en route from Yei to Juba when it crashed in Luri, near the capital, earlier today.
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Earlier in April, two planes, belonging to Akasa Air and SpiceJet airlines, collided at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Thursday evening. The incident took place while the SpiceJet B737-700, which had arrived from Leh, was taxiing at the airport, resulting in damage to the right wing of the aircraft.
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