A passenger has died and more than 30 others are injured after a Singapore Airlines Boeing flight hit severe turbulence Tuesday.

The Boeing 777-300ER jet was headed to Singapore from London when it was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok at 3:45 p.m. local time, the airline said.

The flight was carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew at the time.

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<figcaption>One person died on the Singapore Airline flight. <span class="credit">REUTERS</span></figcaption>

“Singapore Airlines offers its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased,” the airline said in a statement.

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