Rescue Team Arrive at scene of Fatal Plane crash in South Sudan

A rescue team from the South Sudan Red Cross has reached the scene of a plane crash near Juba International Airport.

The plane believed to have been heading to Paloch in Upper Nile State crashed this morning, just 800 meters from the airport runway.

Initial reports suggest the plane was carrying 12 passengers, all South Sudanese and four crew members, all of them foreigners from Russia and Eastern Europe.

Majju Hillary, the Communication Coordinator with the Red Cross was at the scene and described what he saw.