More than 20 people hurt on turbulent Singapore Airlines flight have spinal injuries, hospital says
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By Mia Alberti, CNN (CNN) — Of the dozens of people hurt Tuesday during turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight from London, more than 20 have suffered spinal injuries, according to a Bangkok hospital that treated some of the passengers.
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Severe turbulence kills 1, injures 71 on London-Singapore flight
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More than 20 people hurt on turbulent Singapore Airlines flight have spinal injuries, hospital says
A Singapore Airlines plane was hit by sudden turbulence Tuesday while flying from London to Singapore, killing one passenger and injuring more than 70 others, according to officials. Several passengers remain in critical condition.
By Mia Alberti, CNN (CNN) — Of the dozens of people hurt Tuesday during turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight from London, more than 20 have suffered spinal injuries, according to a Bangkok hospital that treated some of the passengers.
Passengers have described the “sheer terror” of the aircraft shuddering, loose items flying, and injured people lying paralyzed on the floor of the plane.
A Bangkok hospital says many of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence need operations on their spines.
Passengers on a Singapore Airlines flight that hit extreme turbulence over Asia suffered skull, brain and spinal injuries, the head of a Bangkok hospital
