Twenty injured in severe turbulence on South African Airways flight
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Twenty people have been injured on board a South African Airways plane after it struck sever turbulence en route to Hong Kong.
Medics were waiting at the Hong Kong airport to assist passengers on SA286, which had departed Johannesburg on Tuesday, the airline said in a statement.
Television footage showed rescue workers wheeling one injured passenger on a stretcher.
On standby: Medics were waiting at Hong Kong Airport as the South African Airways plane landed, following reports of injuries due to turbulence
Three crew members and 17 passengers were injured, airline spokesman Tlali Tlali said.
The Hong Kong fire department said two people were critically injured. The victims were taken to three hospitals.
The airline said 165 passengers were on the Airbus 340-300 when the turbulence hit the aircraft as it flew over Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital.
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