DHAKA: A Bangladeshi air force training plane crashed into a college and school campus in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 19 people, according to a fire services official.
A physician at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery told reporters that over 50 patients, including adults and children, were admitted to the hospital with burn injuries.
According to officials, the event happened at the Milestone School and College in Uttara, which is in the northern part of Dhaka.
The F-7 BGI training plane of the Bangladesh Air Force went down in Uttara. According to a statement from the military’s public affairs division, the plane took off at 13:06 [local time].