Children among victims as Bangladesh military jet crashes into school: Video

At least 19 people were killed on Monday, July 21, when a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school and college campus in Dhaka, according to a fire services official.

The crash occurred at the Milestone School and College located in Uttara, a northern area of the capital. The aircraft involved was an F-7 BGI training jet operated by the Bangladesh Air Force.

According to a statement from the military’s public relations department, “Bangladesh Air Force's F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed in Uttara. The aircraft took off at 13:06 (0706 GMT).”

More than 50 individuals, including children and adults, were admitted to the hospital with burn injuries. A doctor from the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery confirmed the hospitalisations in a briefing to reporters.

Authorities are continuing rescue and recovery efforts at the site.