At least 20 people have been killed in a plane crash in the north of South Sudan, Unity state’s minister for information said. The aircraft came down near the oil fields in Unity state at about 10:30am (08:30 GMT) shortly after taking off for the capital, Juba, on Wednesday.

A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan's Unity State crashed on takeoff from its oilfield airport on Wednesday, killing 20 people, the region's information minister said.

On Wednesday, a plane crash in South Sudan resulted in at least 20 deaths, according to regional authorities cited by Reuters. The tragedy occurred in Unity State, with 21 passengers and crew on board.