The death toll in the incident of Bangladesh Air Force's F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone School and College in Uttara rose to 31, according to the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR).
According to the Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR), 31 people including 25 children, have so far been killed in the plane crash till 12pm today and 165 of the injured are now undergoing treatment at 10 hospitals in the capital.
Dr. Md. Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Health and Family Welfare in a press briefing at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery this morning also said that 25 children, a pilot and a teacher were among the deceased.
"So far, 20 bodies have been identified and handed over to their families," he added, urging people not to crowd hospitals unnecessarily. "We currently do not need much blood, only a few donors with negative blood groups are requested."
The ISPR earlier confirmed that 171 people were also injured in the crash.
In addition, two firefighters suffered injuries while they were conducting rescue operations. But, they are now out of danger, fire service sources said.
The Fire Service and Civil Defence wrapped up the rescue operation at 8:30 pm on Monday.
The aircraft crash took place due to mechanical fault (the details of which will be disclosed after investigation) after taking off from the Bangladesh Air Force Base AK Khandaker in Kurmitola at 01:06 pm on Monday as part of a regular training, the ISPR said.
The FT-7 jet crashed into a building of Milestone School and College around 1:18 pm on Monday.
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