One person has died and dozens of others were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore was hit by severe turbulence, officials and the airline said.
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Singapore Airlines: People injured in turbulence-hit flight need spinal operations, says hospital
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... Many of the most seriously injured people on a turbulence-hit flight on which a British man died need spinal operations, a hospital has said.
More than 100 people who were on board flight SQ321 needed hospital treatment, after the plane encountered severe turbulence while travelling from London Heathrow to Singapore on Tuesday, a medic has confirmed.
The plane, which was carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew, made an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, around 9.45am on Tuesday UK time.
Dozens of people - both passengers and crew members - were taken to hospital, many suffering head injuries. ...
Flightradar24 said its tracking data showed the plane encountering turbulence at approximately 8.49am BST while flying over the western border of Myanmar.
The flight tracking service said data sent from the aircraft showed a "rapid change in vertical rate, consistent with a sudden turbulence event", adding that there were "some severe" thunderstorms in the area at the time. ...
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