BANGKOK: Some people on board Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 suffered brain and spinal cord injuries, and six people were in critical condition when they arrived at the Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, the hospital's director said in an update on Thursday (May 23).
Adinun Kittiratanapaibool, director of Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, speaks to the press about the treatment and condition of injured passengers on May 23, 2023, two days after Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore was hit by severe turbulence. The flight made an emergency landing in Bangkok.
Twenty-two people still receiving treatment at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital as of 3pm on Thursday sustained spinal and spinal cord injuries, while six have skull and brain injuries, said the hospital's director Adinun Kittiratanapaibool during a press conference. Mr Kittiratanapaibool added that the hospital uses a colour-coded system to assess the severity of a patient's condition when they arrive at the hospital.
Dozens of passengers from a Singapore Airlines flight were sent to hospitals in Bangkok for treatment for injuries on Tuesday.
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