Bangladesh Plane Crash: China-Made Fighter Jet Crashes Into School Campus
Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into School: At least 20 dead: An F7 training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force crashed in Dhaka on Monday afternoon. This accident happened in the Uttara area of Bangladesh. 19 people are reported to have died in this accident. Most of those who lost their lives in this accident are children. The aircraft caught fire due to the crash. The fire was controlled after a lot of effort. A senior official of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has confirmed this incident. This aircraft had entered a school, and several dozen people were injured due to the fire after the accident. The death toll is expected to increase in this incident.
The F-7 BGI training aircraft that was the victim of the accident was made in China and was part of the Bangladesh Air Force. This aircraft collided with the building of Milestone School and College in Dhaka. So far, 19 bodies have been found on the school campus itself. More bodies are expected to be found in the debris of the plane. Rescue operations are underway. At least 72 injured were admitted to the hospital for treatment. The condition of eight of them was very serious. The pilot of the aircraft is admitted to the ICU ward of the military hospital.
Children from first to seventh standard are victims of accidents
A teacher at the school said that the building that the plane hit has classes for children from first to seventh standard. It is a two-storey building, and the plane hit the lower part. As soon as the plane hit, there was a big explosion and the building caught fire. After this, relief and rescue workers were seen putting dead bodies in bags. The injured were taken to the hospital with the help of dozens of ambulances.
Relief and rescue work continues
After receiving information about the crash of the fighter plane, a team from the fire department has been sent to the spot. Members of the Bangladesh Army and eight vehicles of fire service and civil defense have been sent to the spot. At present, relief and rescue operations have been started at the spot. A student said that the plane crashed at around 1:30 pm on the Milestone College campus located at Uttara 17. Another eyewitness said that the plane hit the school building, after which it caught fire. After the accident, people present nearby also ran and took the injured to the hospital.
Air Force F-7 plane crashed
The army and a fire officer gave detailed information about the accident. Children were present in the school premises at the time of the accident. Classes were going on here when the accident happened. The Bangladesh Army Public Relations Office confirmed in a brief statement that the crashed plane belonged to the F-7 Air Force. Fire officer Lima Khan told on the phone that at least one person died and four others were injured in this accident. However, later the death toll rose to 19, and the number of injured is more than 100. This number is expected to increase.
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