The Bangladeshi military claims that a “technical and mechanical failure” caused the Chinese-built F-7 BJI plane to crash into the school.
Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim administration, announced on Wednesday that 29 people had died in the Air Force fighter jet crash in Bangladesh.
According to a document the top advisor posted on X (previously Twitter), the number of fatalities has increased to 29, and 69 more people are still being treated at various hospitals as a result of the collision.
https://x.com/ChiefAdviserGoB/status/1947924659619627376?t=3qQ0nsfLALFCavdkzeBAPw&s=19
Two days after Monday’s tragic disaster, in which a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in Dhaka, the latest casualty toll was announced. The crash claimed the lives of several students.
A medical team from India will travel to Dhaka
According to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, which was cited by news agency ANI on Wednesday, a medical team from India is expected to travel to the Bangladeshi capital soon to assist the burn victims of the deadly crash that killed dozens and injured thousands, including schoolchildren. The Bangladeshi crash occurs just over a month after a similar tragedy in India. 260 persons were killed when an Air India aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad. Shortly after taking off, the Air India aircraft headed for Gatwick crashed into a medical college campus close to the airport.
“Machine or technical failure”
The Bangladeshi military claims that a “technical and mechanical failure” caused the Chinese-built F-7 BJI plane to crash into the school. But an investigation is being conducted to determine the precise cause. The fighter jet had just taken off at 1:06 PM (local time) when it crashed. Among the biggest aviation disasters to strike the nation in recent memory is this one. Muhammad Yunus proclaimed Tuesday to be a day of national mourning following the tragedy, and it was observed. “The loss suffered by the Air Force, the students, parents, teachers, and staff of Milestone School and College, as well as others affected by this accident, is irreparable,” he stated.
The biggest aviation catastrophe to strike Bangladesh in decades occurred on July 21, when a training fighter jet crashed into a school in the capital city of Dhaka, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens more. The crash site is searched and rescued by Bangladesh’s security forces and fire department. On the Milestone College campus in Dhaka, firefighters are working to clear the debris from a building where the Bangladesh Air Force plane crashed, According to Reporters.
