At least 19 people were killed on Monday, when a training plane in Bangladesh Air Force came across a college and school campus in Dhace.
A doctor at the National Institute for Burn and Sculpture, while talking to the media, said more than 50 people, including children and adults, were hospitalized by burn injuries.
“The third degree student was brought to the dead and three more, at the age of 12, 14 and 40 were admitted to the hospital,” said Reuters Bidhan Sarker, Burn Unit head at Medical College and hospital.
The F-7 BGI from the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school and college campus in the northern area of the Dháky in Uttara, the officials said.
“Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGGi Training aircraft crashed in Uttara. The aircraft took off at 13:06 (0706 GMT),” Reuters quoted the Army Department for Coming with the public because he declared in his statement.
The Bangladesh Army Relations Office, which confirmed the accident, issued a short statement that the crashed F-7 BGI aircraft belongs to the Air Force. In addition to the death of one person and the injuries of the other four, no further details were provided in the statement.
When the crowds watched from a distance, several videos showed the consequences of the accident, where a large fire near the lawn radiating a thick cloud of smoke on the sky could be seen.
To smoke smoke and possible fire, firefighters sprayed water on the remnants of the aircraft. Jet damaged the iron grills and created a gap opening in the structure.
What do eyewitnesses say
Masud Tarik, a school teacher, described a scary accident, said, “When I chose (up) my children and went to the gate, I realized that something came from behind … I heard an explosion. When I looked back, I only saw fire and smoke.”
The head of the temporary government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, said that “necessary measures” would be taken to explore the cause of the accident.
“The loss that suffered the Air Force … students, parents, teachers and employees, and others in this accident are irreparable,” he said.
(Tagstotranslate) Bangladeshi aircraft
