Bangladesh Training Jet Crashes Into School: 19 Dead, Including 16 Children

A total of 19 people have been killed after a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in Dhaka's northern Uttara area on Monday afternoon, NDTV reported.

16 students, two teachers and a pilot, identified as Flight Lieutenant Mohammed Toukir Islam, have been killed in the tragic incident.

According to a report in the Dhaka Tribune, the aircraft crashed on a campus of the Milestone School and College. It is reported that children were also present at the crash site. So far, the Fire Service and Civil Defence confirmed at least one death in the accident even as the rescue operations are underway.

Deputy Police Commissioner of DMP's Uttara Division, Mohidul Islam, told reporters: "A training aircraft has crashed in the Milestone College area. Rescue operations are underway. Further details will be provided later." The building was used for playgroup classes which ended moments before the crash.

Lima Khanam, the duty officer at the Fire Service control room, told the publication: "We received the report at 1:18pm that an aircraft has crashed near Milestone School and College in Uttara."

Local media reports claim that eight units from the Uttara, Tongi, Pallabi, Kurmitola, Mirpur, and Purbachal fire services are working at the crash site.

The unconfirmed visuals doing rounds on social media sites show several people being rescued with injuries. The injured have been rushed to Uttara Adhunik Hospital.

The eyewitnesses have claimed that they heard a sudden loud bang as the jet crashed into the school campus.

The building was primarily used for playgroup classes, which had just ended moments before the crash.