Three Bangladesh Air Force members killed in crash at Dhaka airport terminal
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- Three Bangladesh Air Force personnel died and at least four others were injured in a road accident at the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
- The injured were taken to Combined Military Hospital, with three reported to be in critical condition.
- An Air Force pickup lost control and fell from the terminal flyover, while officials said further details would follow.
Three Bangladesh Air Force personnel died after a pickup truck on routine duty lost control and fell from a flyover at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
At least four other people were injured in the crash at the airport's third terminal. Three of the injured were in critical condition and were receiving treatment at the Combined Military Hospital.
Police said the victims' identities were not immediately known. Airport police inspector Sharif Hossain said the three Air Force members died at the scene after the vehicle fell from the first level of the terminal flyover. The accident was reported to have occurred late at night, with accounts giving times of around 10:20 p.m. and 12:45 a.m.
The Inter-Services Public Relations agency confirmed that all three dead were Air Force members and said detailed information would be shared later.
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