Horror Singapore Airlines Flight Left 22 People With Spinal Injuries

The hospital where a group of Singapore Airlines passengers are being treated for horrific injuries caused when the flight encountered severe turbulence has detailed the extent of the damage done to those affected.

In a press conference and on Facebook, the Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital confirmed 22 passengers suffered spine and spinal cord injuries, while 6 have skull and brain injuries and another 13 include bone, muscle and other injuries. A 73-year-old British man died on the Singapore Airlines flight, SQ321, which was flying from London en route to Singapore on May 21 when the airplane hit bad weather and was diverted to Bangkok. In a statement, Singapore Airlines said two crew were among the injured.

In total, 211 passengers and 18 crew were on the flight when it descended 6,000-feet descent in approximately three minutes. A cause for the turbulence has yet to be determined. Passengers told the BBC of the moments when the plane suddenly dropped, and those who weren’t wearing their seatbelts “launched immediately into the ceiling.”

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