Horror Singapore Airlines Flight Left 22 People With Spinal Injuries
The hospital where a group of Singapore Airlines passengers are being treated for injuries caused when their flight encountered severe turbulence has detailed the horrific extent of those injuries.
In a press conference and on Facebook, the Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital confirmed 22 passengers suffered spine and spinal cord injuries, while six have skull and brain injuries and another 13 suffered bone, muscle orother injuries. A 73-year-old British man died on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, which was flying from London 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 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.”