Loud Bang, Then Screams: Videos Capture Panic On Dhaka Streets After Plane Crash
At least 19 people died and over 100 were injured in the deadly plane crash on a school in Bangladesh's Dhaka on Monday.
Students of the college where a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed in Dhaka's Uttara on Monday shortly after takeoff have shared their experiences of the horror that unfolded in front of their eyes.
Visuals that surfaced online from the spot of the crash showed people running around to get themselves to safety, as panic gripped the streets of the city.
At least 19 people were killed, while over 100 sustained injuries in the deadly crash into a school campus. Among the deceased were 16 students and three teachers of the Milestone School and College, and a pilot of the aircraft.
Panic gripped the place as the incident occurred at around 1.15 pm, with thick smoke emitting from the wreckage.
Eyewitness' Account
The Daily Star.
'It hit the ground floor of a two-storey building around 1:15 pm, where classes for the primary section were taking place," he added.
A #Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) training aircraft has crashed into Milestone College campus.Atleast 1 killed, numbers may rise.An 'F-7 BGI" training aircraft crashed just after takeoff around 1:06 pm, according to the ISPR pic.twitter.com/XzUMuxS7Uc
— The-Pulse (@ThePulseIndia) July 21, 2025
Ariful Islam, a first-year HSC student, detailed his terrifying experience and said, 'I was in class on the seventh floor of a building, gazing out the window. Suddenly, I saw a plane crash into the first floor of the adjacent building, where junior students were attending class. The entire area was engulfed in flames with a loud bang, and screams began coming from the building. We hurriedly evacuated our building."
An anxious father who was waiting near the entrance of the college said, 'I've spoken to my son over the phone, but I still haven't found him here."
An eighth-grade student said, 'I'm a residential student here. After lunch, we were waiting for our coaching class. I was on the ground floor at the time. Suddenly, there was a deafening noise as something crashed into our building. When I looked, I saw a plane had fallen right in front of it."
The students who managed to escape and save their lives were visibly shaken. 'You could see the trauma on their faces," The Daily Star quoted an eyewitness as saying.
Several ambulances were seen going in and out of the campus while emergency workers dealt with the situation.
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