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One person has died, with at least 30 injured, after severe turbulence on a London to Singapore flight

Authorities at Bangkok airport say the victim was a 73-year-old British man who "likely" died from a heart attack.

Several other people are seriously injured with head trauma - the wife of the British man who died has gone to hospital.

Many of the injured weren't wearing seat belts at the time.

The Singapore Airlines flight diverted to Bangkok and landed at 15:45 local time (08:45 GMT)

Singapore Airlines says it "offers its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased"

[kellyhound]

Briton Andrew Davis described “awful screaming and what sounded like a thud" in the first few seconds of the incident.

"The thing I remember the most is seeing objects and things flying through the air.

"I was covered in coffee. It was incredibly severe turbulence," he told BBC 5 Live.

Another passenger said the aircraft suddenly started "tilting up” and “shaking".

"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," 28-year-old student Dzafran Azmir told Reuters.

"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," he added.

Allison Barker said she received a message from her son, Josh, who was on the plane: "I don't want to scare you, but I'm on a crazy flight. The plane is making an emergency landing... I love you all."

He was on his way to Bali. After that message, she waited for a "petrifying" two hours before hearing from him again.

"One minute he was just sitting down wearing a seatbelt, the next minute, he must have blacked out because he found himself on the floor with other people," she told the BBC.

Josh, she said, sustained minor injuries - but she is concerned that coming close to death could have a lasting impact on him.

A British man with a neck injury said he and his family were “lucky enough” none of them had died.

In its statement, Singapore Airlines also provided details on the nationalities of those on the flight.

As a reminder, there were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board.

The nationalities of the passengers are:

56 from Australia
47 from the United Kingdom
41 from Singapore
23 from New Zealand
16 from Malaysia
Five from the Philippines
Four from Ireland
Four from the US
Three from India
Two from Indonesia
Two from Myanmar
Two from Spain
Two from Canada
One from Germany
One from Israel
One from Iceland
One from South Korea

[mischiefmammal]

Crazy! Thanks for this

[Elizabeth76]

Lucky passengers, I bet a few of them shit their pants expecting the worst!

[houseoftechno]

I don't care if it is intercontinental, I fast prior then stay belted in for all flights. Mostly I am petrified of using those nasty toilet closets.

[Roosta]

[wildaxboxer]

Was sort of hoping for the footage the poor guy who died had taken

[Bletch]

Originally Posted by wildaxboxer ↗

Was sort of hoping for the footage the poor guy who died had taken

Me too

[mocroos]

Boeing

[durt]

You should always wear your seat belt, that way you can just sit back and enjoy the show!