A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into Milestone School and College in Dhaka shortly after takeoff, resulting in at least 18 fatalities, including the pilot, and injuring 164 people. The accident occurred at 1:06 p.m. as classes were ongoing, leading to immediate fires. Most of the injured were students, causing panic among family members at the scene as they rushed to transport the wounded to hospitals. This crash is noted as the deadliest in Dhaka's recent history.
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft, a Chinese-made F-7 BGI, crashed into a school in Dhaka shortly after takeoff, resulting in at least 18 fatalities and 164 injuries.
The aircraft took off at 1:06 p.m. and crashed into Milestone School and College in Uttara while classes were in session, leading to immediate fires on the scene.
This incident is the deadliest airplane crash in Dhaka in years, with local media reporting that most of the injured were students from the school.
Witness accounts detail the panic of relatives at the crash site as they sought help for the injured, using available transport like rickshaws to reach hospitals.
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