Bangladesh Dhaka Air Force Training Plane Crashes on School Campus, Creates Panic

A training plane belonging to the Air Force rammed into a school at the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, on Monday claiming the life of one person. One fire service officer said. The plane was an “ F-7 BGI” training jet as per the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Its crashed shortly after 1:06 pm after it had taken off on a regular training exercise.

Eight Bangladesh Fire unit starting operating soon after the incident, based away at the location of the incident, and conducting a firefighting and rescue mission.

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The name of the deceased is not yet in position, and authorities have not mentioned anything about the pilots who were on the crash. The spokesperson of Milestone School and College said the plane has crashed within the vicinity of the school gate during the school time.

Fire Service duty officer Lima Khanam confirmed, “The training aircraft crashed at the Milestone School and College in Diabari. Our team has recovered one body. The Air Force has rescued four people with injuries and taken them away,” BDnews24 quoted him as saying.

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An official message accusing or detailing what caused the crash and the status of the injured is not yet issued by the Air Force and local officials. There is a high chance that an investigation will be undertaken to establish what went wrong. Authorities are still carrying on with rescue efforts and investigations of the incident, more is awaited in terms of details.

“The plane fell on the gate and crashed nearby. A class was in session where the plane crashed. The injured are being taken out one by one,” the school official told BDnews24.

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