A training aircraft of Bangladesh’s Air Force fell on the buildings of a college campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulting in at least 19 people and injured more than 50.
According to the Bangladeshi Army Department of Public Relations (ISPR), the F -Souon BGI aircraft crashed into the Dia Bari region of the capital at 1:30 pm and about 12 minutes later.
According to Bangladeshi Daily Prothom Aloo, the military plane mill fell into lunch near the school and college canteen, when a large number of young students were students.
The death toll initially increased with the death of a person, when the Director General of Fire Service, Brigadier General Mohammad Zahid Kamal, reached the spot and informed about the media.
The video posted on social media after the accident showed smoke and flames, while the crowd of students got scared of running towards the open ground.
Mohammad Yunus, head of the interim government of Bangladesh, said that ‘necessary steps’ would be taken to investigate the cause of the accident and ‘all kinds of assistance will be ensured’. The loss of Air Force, students, parents, teachers, staff and others affected by the accident is ‘irreparable’, he said.
National mourning was announced on Tuesday. On Monday, the parents and relatives of nervousness were seen running towards the accident.
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Bidan Sarkar, head of the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said that ‘a third -grade student was killed, and three others, aged 12, 14 and 40, were admitted to the hospital, where some victims were brought first. Details about the identity of other victims were not immediately available.
The school teacher, Masood Tariq described the moment when he heard the sound of a loud explosion in taking his children. “When I came to pick up my children and reached the gate, I realized that something came from behind,” he told the Reuters. I heard the sound of an explosion. When I turned, only fire and smoke were visible. ,
A spokesperson of Mile Stone School and College said that the aircraft crashed near the school gate, while classes were being held.
According to television channel BD News 24, the spokesperson said, ‘The aircraft fell at the gate and hit the ground nearby. The party was studying where the aircraft fell. The injured are being evacuated one by one. ,
Bangladesh’s F -SEVEN is a converted form of China’s Chengdu F -SEVEN, which is similar to the Mug 21 of the former Soviet Union. Although it is considered old according to world standards, it is still in thanks to low cost, pilot training and limited war roles. Its production stopped in 2013 when China provided the last 16F -Seven BGI aircraft to Bangladesh.
