Singapore: Due to turbulence, 22 passengers on the Singapore Airlines flight suffered spinal injuries and six suffered head injuries, according to media reports. The Straits Times quoted Dr. Edinun Kittiratanapaibul, director of the Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, as saying that 20 people injured due to turbulence on Tuesday are in the intensive care unit but no one’s life is in danger.
There were 229 people on board the plane
The plane flying from London to Singapore suddenly faced turbulence on Tuesday and within three minutes it descended 6,000 feet. During this, a 73-year-old British man died in the plane. Officials had said that the 73-year-old British man may have had a heart attack, although this has not been confirmed. There were a total of 229 people on board the plane, including 211 passengers and 18 crew members.
40 patients are admitted in the hospital
The oldest patient admitted to hospital due to injuries caused by turbulence is 83 years old. Kittiratanapaibul said that 40 patients of flight number SQ321 are admitted in the hospital. About 60 passengers were injured due to sudden intense turbulence over the Irrawaddy basin at an altitude of 37,000 feet, about 10 hours after the plane took off. This flight from London to Singapore was landed in Bangkok in an emergency situation.
People from these countries were on board the plane
Singapore Airlines has given details of the nationalities of the 229 people (211 passengers and 18 crew members) on board the plane. There were 56 citizens of Australia, two of Canada, one of Germany, three of India, two of Indonesia, one of Iceland, four of Ireland, one of Israel, 16 of Malaysia, two of Myanmar, 23 of New Zealand, five of Philippines, 41 of Singapore, one of South Korea, two of Spain, 47 of Britain and four of America on board the plane. (Language)
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