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Bangladesh air force plane crash: A big news has come out from Bangladesh. An F-7 trainer aircraft of the Air Force here crashed on a school premises located in Uttara area of Dhaka on Monday afternoon. The death of 19 people has been confirmed in the accident, while many others were injured. This information was given by an officer of the army and the fire department.

The aircraft fell on the Milestone School and College campus in Uttara area when children were present there. In viral footage on social media, smoke and flames from the spot are clearly visible. Bangladesh Army officials said in a brief statement that the crashed aircraft was the F-7 BGI of the Air Force. At the same time, fire fighting officer Lima Khan informed on the phone that one person died and four people were injured in the accident. He has refused to give more information at the moment. One day national mourning has been announced in Bangladesh.

Students ran out of school

A spokesperson of the Milestone School and College said that a training aircraft crashed near the school gate. At the time the aircraft crashedClasses were going on in the school premises. This sudden incident panicked the children and started running around. The spokesman said that the injured are being safely taken out one by one. According to officials, the training aircraft took off at around 1:06 pm. Soon after, he crashed. The aircraft caught fire after the collision, which eight vehicles of the fire department reached the spot to extinguish.

Police issued a statement?

DMP’s Uttara Division Deputy Police Commissioner Mohidul Islam issued a statement regarding the accident, saying that a training plane crash has occurred in Milestone College area. Relief and rescue work is being done rapidly. Further information will be given later.

Eyewitnesses told the horrors of the accident

The eyewitnesses present on the spot at the time of the incident said that the aircraft collided with the school building. Members of the Bangladeshi Army and Fire Service reached the spot and brought the students and parents to a safe place. Army soldiers were seen bringing the injured students out in their arms.