Yahoo News Photos show Singapore Airlines passenger on stretcher and debris as one killed in turbulence
Video and photos show the scene on a Singapore Airlines flight which experienced severe turbulence, causing the death of a 73-year-old British man.
Watch: Passenger carried on stretcher from Singapore Airlines flight
Photos and footage taken inside a Singapore Airlines flight show the devastation caused after the aircraft experienced severe turbulence.
A 73-year-old British man died in the incident, with authorities saying he likely suffered a heart attack.
His wife has been admitted to a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, where the plane was forced to land after the turbulence hit. Images from inside the plane show emergency masks hanging down and damage to the ceiling.
Trays of food and bottles of water and wine lie scattered across the floor in the images. Video from the aftermath of the incident showed one passenger being taken away on a stretcher.
A total of 53 passengers and one crew member were injured in the incident, with seven people in a critical condition.
There were 211 passengers and 18 crew on board.
Flight SQ321 took off from London Heathrow at 10.17pm on Monday evening and was bound for Singapore.
However, the aircraft diverted to Bangkok after severe turbulence about 11 and a half hours into the flight.
One passenger, Andrew Davies, said the aircraft "suddenly dropped" and objects were thrown around the cabin.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: “I was covered in coffee. During the few seconds of the plane dropping there was an awful screaming and what sounded like a thud."
He said he heard one woman "screaming in agony" who had a "gash on her head".
In a statement, the airline said: “Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, operating from London Heathrow to Singapore on 20 May, encountered severe turbulence en-route.
“We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board. Singapore Airlines offers its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.
“Our priority is to provide all possible assistance to all passengers and crew on board the aircraft.
“We are working with the local authorities in Thailand to provide the necessary medical assistance and sending a team to Bangkok to provide any additional assistance needed.”
Tracking data published by FlightRadar24 showed the plane was cruising at an altitude of 37,000ft over the Andaman Sea off the coast of Myanmar shortly after 9am BST when it sharply dropped by 6,000ft.
Student Dzafran Azmir, 28, who was on the flight, told Reuters: “Suddenly the aircraft starts tilting up and there was shaking so I started bracing for what was happening, and very suddenly there was a very dramatic drop, so everyone seated and not wearing a seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling.
“Some people hit their heads on the baggage cabins overhead and dented it, they hit the places where lights and masks are and broke straight through it.”
