The Singapore Airlines accident

Passengers testify about the accident: "Horrible screams"

Andrew Davies, a passenger on board the Singapore Airlines plane, testifies to the BBC that it suddenly appeared and that objects started flying around the cabin.

- During the few seconds that the plane fell, there was a terrible scream and something that sounded like a thump.

When the situation calmed down, Davies helped a woman who was "screaming in pain" and had a "large open wound on her head".

Another woman says that one moment her son was on board the flight with his seat belt on - and the next he woke up on the floor after passing out.

- There was water everywhere, blood everywhere, people's belongings were scattered everywhere.

The passengers have now been taken to a special section at the airport in Bangkok, where the plane made an emergency landing.

A 73-year-old British man died of a suspected heart attack, and more than 50 were injured, when the plane hit severe turbulence as it approached Myanmar airspace.

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Expert: The turbulence seems to have come without warning

So-called clear-air turbulence, which occurs without warning, was most likely behind the fatal accident on the plane between London and Singapore. Aviation expert Jan Ohlsson tells TT.

The two passengers who died were probably not buckled in, he says.

- If you are not strapped in, you end up on the roof and risk breaking your neck. Other common injuries are legs, arms and ribs and knocking out teeth. Those are pretty big forces and it doesn't help to hold on.

A 73-year-old British man died in the accident, probably from a heart attack, according to the manager of the airport in Bangkok where the plane made an emergency landing, according to British media. According to information in the Thai media, one more person is said to have died. 53 people were injured, seven of them seriously.
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One dead and 53 injured on plane after turbulence

One person has died and more than 50 have been injured after a passenger plane en route from London to Singapore on Monday was hit by severe turbulence, British media reported, citing a statement from Singapore Airlines.

A total of 53 passengers and one crew member were injured, according to the BBC. Seven people are being treated with serious injuries, according to Thai authorities according to British media.

According to information in the Thai media, another person must have died in hospital after the incident, writes TT.

A total of 221 passengers and 18 crew members were on board the plane which made an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand.