NAIROBI, April 27 (Reuters) – A plane crashed southwest of South Sudan’s capital Juba on Monday, killing all 14 people on board, the country’s civil aviation authority said.
• The aircraft, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation, lost communication while flying from Yei to Juba International Airport, the aviation authority said in a statement.
• It said the plane took off at 0915 local time and lost contact at 0943. There were 13 passengers and a pilot onboard, including two Kenyan nationals and 12 South Sudanese nationals.
• Preliminary reports suggested the aircraft may have crashed in bad weather, particularly low visibility, the statement said.
(Writing by Vincent Mumo NzilaniEditing by Keith Weir)
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