40 of the passengers on the Singapore Airlines plane, which crashed into turbulence while flying from London to Singapore, are still receiving treatment. 20 passengers are in intensive care.
Departing from London and traveling to Singapore Singapore Airlines aircraftexperienced one of the biggest turbulence events of recent years and one person lost his life. Adinun Kittiratapaibool, Director of Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, announced that 41 people were hospitalized.
According to this statement, among the passengers hospitalized 6 skull and brain injuries, 22 were hospitalized for spinal injuries and 13 for bone, muscle and other injuries. So far, only 1 person among these passengers has been discharged.
17 people were taken into surgery, 20 people are in intensive care
Dr. According to the statement made by Kittiratapaibool, a total of 17 people were taken into surgery. Nine of these people underwent surgery for spinal cord injuries. Also among those treated was a 2-year-old child who suffered a concussion. The oldest patient He is 83 years old announced. Of these passengers, 10 were British, 9 Australians, 7 Malaysians and 4 Filipinos.
used on the flight with 211 passengers and 18 crew. Boeing 777-300 type aircraftIt experienced severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. Passengers on the plane had stated that they suddenly lost altitude and saw passengers who were not wearing seatbelts “hurling quickly towards the ceiling”. The plane made an emergency landing in Thailand. Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong announced that he offered his sincerest apologies to everyone affected by this situation.
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