At least 46 people have been killed and 10 others injured after a Sudanese military plane crashed in a residential neighbourhood in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital Khartoum, state media says. The Russian-built Antonov aircraft came down after take-off from the military's Wadi Seidna air base on Tuesday evening.

The death toll from a Sudanese military aircraft crash in the city of Omdurman increased to at least 46 people, including women and children, officials said Wednesday, one of the deadliest plane crashes in the northeastern African nation in the past two decades.

The Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army’s largest military hubs in Omdurman, northwest of the capital.

A Sudanese military aircraft crash in Omdurman has resulted in 46 fatalities, including women and children. The incident is among the deadliest in two decades, damaging houses and injuring 10 others.