A Bangladeshi air force training aircraft crashed into a college and school campus in the capital of Dhaka, according to a fire services official and local media reports. At least 19 people were killed.
Around 1 p.m. (07:00 GMT) when students were taking tests or enrolling in regular classes, the F-7 BGI aircraft crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in Dhaka’s Uttara neighborhood.
After the accident, more than 50 people, including children and adults, were taken to the burn facility, according to a doctor from the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
As crowds gathered to watch the crash’s aftermath, pictures captured a large fire that was close to a lawn and emitted a thick cloud of smoke into the sky.
The plane’s mangled remains, which appeared to have slammed into a building’s side, were soaked in water by firefighters, who also ruined the metal grills and cut a gap in the structure.
According to Bidhan Sarker, head of the burn unit at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where some victims were taken, “a third-grade student was brought in dead, and three others, aged 12, 14 and 40, were admitted to the hospital.”
People were filmed crying and screaming in social media videos as they sought comfort from others.
When I went to the gate and picked up my kids, I realized something was coming from behind and sounded like there was an explosion. When I turned around, all I could see was smoke and fire,” school teacher Masud Tarik told Reuters.
The interim Bangladeshi government’s head, Muhammad Yunus, stated that “necessary steps” would be taken to “ensure all kinds of assistance” and “to investigate the cause of the accident.”
The air force suffered irreparable harm from this accident, according to him, “students, parents, teachers, staff, and others.”
In response to the crash, Yunus also revealed that the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery had set up an emergency hotline.
The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society requested donations for injured people.
Source: Aljazeera
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