South Sudanese authorities say 20 people were killed when a small plane chartered by a Chinese oil company crashed in a remote part of South Sudan.

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. The plane had departed for the capital Juba when it went down,

At least 20 oil workers and crew members were killed in a plane crash in South Sudan, one injured severely, official reports.