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The Independent
21-07-2025
- General
- The Independent
Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into school in Dhaka, killing at least 1
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed onto a school campus in northern Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 1 person and injuring others, according to the military and a fire official. The aircraft crashed onto the campus of Milestone School and College, in Dhaka's Uttara neighborhood, where students were taking tests or attending regular classes. Television footage showed fire and smoke billowing from the site of the crash. Jamuna TV reported that at least 13 people, including students, were injured. Bengali-language Prothom Alo daily said most of the injured were students with burn injuries, with at least 20 people taken to a hospital. Parents and relatives panicked at the scene as rescuers, using tri-cycle rickshaws or whatever was available, transported the injured. Rafiqa Taha, a student at the school who was not present at the time of the crash, told The Associated Press by phone that Milestone School and College, with some 2,000 students, runs classes from elementary to twelfth grade. On Monday, she said, some students were taking tests while others attended regular classes. 'I was terrified watching videos on TV,' said the 16-year-old student. 'My God! It's my school.' The Bangladesh Army's public relations office confirmed in a brief statement that the downed F-7 BGI aircraft belonged to the Air Force. Fire official Lima Khanam stated by phone that at least one person died and four others were injured, though she did not provide further details.
The Sun
21-07-2025
- The Sun
Military jet crashes into school sparking explosion and killing at least one as vid shows crowds rush to blazing wreck
AT least one person has been killed after a military jet crashed in a school in Bangladesh. The incident occurred in Dhaka's northern area of Uttara, where an Air Force F7 BGI training aircraft reportedly crashed into a college canteen. 3 3 Videos of the aftermath of the crash showed a big fire near a lawn emitting a thick plume of smoke into the sky, as crowds watched from a distance. At least 13 people were injured and taken to a military hospital in the area after the plane crashed near Milestone College compound, local newspaper Prothom Alo said. The daily said that initial reports indicated the plane had crashed on the roof of the college canteen - killing at least one person. .
Irish Times
27-06-2025
- Irish Times
Judge dismisses case brought by young woman over schoolyard fall
A High Court judge has thrown out a case brought by a young woman over injuries suffered when she tripped in a schoolyard nine years ago. In May 2015, Amanda Shakira Dinnegan was racing several of her classmates after the lunchtime bell rang at Loughegar National School when she fell, fracturing her elbow, the court previously heard. Ms Dinnegan (19), of Cloghan, Mullingar, Co Westmeath , sued the school's board of management for damages arising from the accident. She claimed she was wrongfully caused or permitted by the school to come into contact with a raised steel grating in a concrete footpath, causing her to fall and injure herself. The school denied liability on several grounds. READ MORE In a published judgment, Mr Justice Paul Coffey dismissed Ms Dinnegan's case, after he found she did not trip on the grating. In making his finding, the judge noted 'inconsistencies and inaccuracies' in Ms Dinnegan's evidence. Mr Justice Coffey said Ms Dinnegan did not offer a satisfactory explanation for the 'fundamental shift' in her description of how the accident occurred. Her case, from when she brought the proceedings in 2017 to mid-2018, was that she was tripped by another child while running. Ms Dinnegan later changed her account, alleging that she tripped on the raised drainage grating. She attempted to explain this shift by her confusion in the aftermath of the accident, and initial presumption that she'd been tripped by another child. She also made references to her age and emotional state at the time in seeking to explain the change, the judge noted. The judge said a 'fundamental inconsistency' remained between the two narratives. 'No clear or convincing explanation was given as to why, if she has always believed the grating to be responsible, that version was not asserted until more than three years after the incident,' he said. Ms Dinnegan had pleaded that as a result of her injuries, she had to give up certain activities that she enjoyed, including boxing. When during cross-examination the school produced a newspaper article reporting she had won a Leinster boxing title in 2017, she said she'd competed in the event, but had 'forgotten all about it', the judge noted. The judge also noted the evidence of Mary Kenny, a special needs assistant who was present in the schoolyard when the accident occurred. She said that on the day in question, she pointed out to the school's principal where Ms Dinnegan had fallen. This location was some distance away from the grating complained of by Ms Dinnegan. The judge noted that Ms Kenny's evidence was supported by CCTV. 'Taken cumulatively, the evidence of Ms Kenny, its consistency with the CCTV footage, and the plaintiff's inconsistencies and inaccuracies in relation to both core and peripheral matters, lead me to find as a fact that the plaintiff's fall was not caused by contact with the allegedly defective grating,' Mr Justice Coffey said. The judge said he found as fact that the fall occurred 'without any identifiable external cause'. He also said he was satisfied the fall occurred in the course of 'ordinary children's play', and was 'incidental to typical schoolyard activity which ... does not give rise to any liability on the part of the school'. In light of his findings, the judge dismissed the case.
Associated Press
05-06-2025
- Associated Press
Teenager fatally pinned between 2 vehicles in California private school parking lot
STUDIO CITY, Calif. (AP) — A 15-year-old was killed when a vehicle struck him in a school parking lot at a California private school Wednesday afternoon, sandwiching him between two vehicles, police said. The teen was hit at Campbell Hall, a private school in Studio City, just after 3 p.m., said David Cuellar, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department. Paramedics took him to a hospital along with his father, who was not injured, and the teenager was later pronounced dead. 'It's just a tragic incident overall,' Cuellar said. It was not immediately clear how the crash happened. The driver of the green Rivian was cooperating with the investigation, Cuellar said. The driver was not arrested and this doesn't appear to be a criminal matter, according to Cuellar. Campbell Hall is a K-12 independent, Episcopal day school, according to its website. The school did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press requesting comment.
Daily Mail
31-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Pictured: Schoolgirl, 13, killed when javelin thrown during PE lesson went through her EYE
This is the tragic schoolgirl who died after she was speared through the eye by a javelin during a school PE lesson. Anastasia Ryzhenko, 13, lay in a coma in hospital for four days but never regained consciousness. She was hit when a boy named Timur, 16, who, it is alleged, was not properly supervised, threw a javelin during the training session in Prokhladny, Russia. Friends posted heartfelt messages to tragic Anastasia. 'We will never forget you, my love,' said one. A friend Darya posted: 'Kingdom of heaven, our baby.' The dead girl's grieving mother Elena posted her 'deepest gratitude' to ambulance paramedics, doctors and intensive care nurses who fought to save tragic Anastasia's life. Earlier the mother claimed the coach Vladimir Miroshnichenko, 51, had placed her daughter and the male student opposite each other and 'turned away' when the 7ft javelin was thrown. Timur only called out a warning to the girl when it was too late, the mother alleged. 'Not before throwing the spear, but at that very moment he threw it, then he called out to her,' she said. 'She raised her head, and the spear hit her in the eye.' The schoolgirl's eye socket was pierced and her jaw broken, according to reports. She began to bleed internally into the lungs. Tragic Anastasia would have turned 14 on May 31. The Russian Investigative Committee is probing the incident but has not announced its conclusions yet. Both the victim and the thrower were keen young javelin athletes. The javelin training in remote Kabardino-Balkaria region was not at a specially equipped base but on an ordinary field at Kolos sport school. 'The boy's mother does not admit her son's guilt at all,' said Elena. 'During all this time, she never came. And the coach didn't come, only on the day of the funeral. 'As a mother, I would have crawled on my knees pleading: 'Forgive me, excuse me, maybe I can help, let me at least take you there?' 'Not a single one came, they didn't say: "Forgive me, excuse me". 'Yes, I understand that I don't need their "forgive me". No one could bring her daughter back', she said. A local social activist and blogger Anastasia Yemelyanova also raised safety concerns. 'During a javelin throwing training session, a boy accidentally hit a girl. The girl lay in a coma for several days and died without regaining consciousness,' she posted in a video. 'A terrible tragedy. Simply unimaginable. It is simply beyond the comprehension of any normal person what the parents are feeling now…. 'I am a mother myself and I cannot even imagine such a thing and do not want to. [This happened] without bothering with child safety standards in bothering… 'The child is dead. I just can't wrap my head around how this can happen, how this can happen.' She said Miroshnichenko and the athletes had used a field 'without bothering with child safety standards in advance'. A security guard who let them use the facilities had been fired, she said. 'Sports schools, coaches, physical education teachers, because this can happen too,' she said. 'Do you even think with anything? Do you think with your head or with anything when you do something? You work with children, you understand? With children! 'They are not adults who understand the consequences of their actions. And these are children! And since you work with them, you should anticipate everything and comply with safety standards.' The committee has opened a criminal case into Anastasia's death. The boy 'left without the supervision of the teacher conducting the lesson, threw a javelin, which hit the head of an underage pupil of the school born in 2011,' it said in a statement. 'The victim was immediately taken to a medical facility to receive medical assistance, where she died a few days later from the injuries she received.' The statement said: 'The investigation has studied all the circumstances of the incident, interrogated eyewitnesses, employees of the sports school and the relevant ministry, seized documentation regulating the procedure for conducting field training sessions and ensuring safety, and other measures are being taken to collect evidence. 'The actions of those responsible will be given a proper legal assessment.' It was not clear whether the coach - who has not commented on the girl's death - had been detained pending the investigation.
