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Up that comes on tuesday . Good evening. A british man has died and 47 others have been injured after a flight from heathrow hit severe turbulence on its way to singapore. Passengers say within seconds of the Seat Belt Sign being turned on the aircraft plummeted thousands of feet, throwing passengers, crew and belongings around the cabin. It fell with such force that some hit with force and went through the plastic ceiling of the plane, where the oxygen masks are routinely fitted. The flight data shows the plane falling about 5,000ft, from a Cruising Altitude of 37,000ft in the space ofjust tw...

It shows the debris and open Overhead Lockers as well as injured passengers being stretchered off the plane, while ambulances waited on the tarmac. One of the Singapore Airlines crew told a passenger it was the worst turbulence shed experienced in her 30 year career. This was the scene on the tarmac with Emergency Services surrounding the plane. The singapore bound aircraft was diverted to bangkok and landed at 3. 16pm in the afternoon local time. It was carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew. Our South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head has this report. Ina in a moment, we will speak live wit...