25 killed as 'overloaded' cargo plane crashes in South Sudan Capital

A cargo plane that was reportedly overloaded has crashed along the banks of the River Nile after taking off from the South Sudan capital, killing at least 25 people, witnesses and officials said.

A reporter at the scene of the crash saw bodies including those of women and children. Parts of the plane were scattered in a bushy area on banks of the Nile with a few homes nearby.