Singapore Airlines flight hits severe turbulence, one passenger dead
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00:00 Passengers being evacuated from the plane on stretchers after their Singapore Airlines
00:06 flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok due to severe turbulence en route.
00:13 Singapore Airlines confirmed that one person had died, a 73-year-old British man, and offered
00:19 its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.
00:24 A further 18 people were hospitalised, many for head injuries and 12 others were treated
00:30 after the plane made its emergency landing at 3.45pm local time in Bangkok.
00:36 A total of 211 passengers and 18 crew had been aboard the Boeing flight from London
00:42 to Singapore.
00:43 Tracking data shows the plane was cruising at 37,000 feet over the Andaman Sea, approaching
00:49 Myanmar when it reportedly ran into turbulence.
00:52 A passenger told Reuters news agency that everyone not wearing a seatbelt was immediately
00:57 launched into the ceiling, hitting their heads on the baggage cabins overhead.
01:02 According to a 2021 study by the National Transportation Safety Board, the most common
01:07 type of airline accident is turbulence-related.
01:11 The incident came as parts of Thailand were buffeted by thunderstorms as the country's
01:16 annual rainy season gets underway.
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