A SkyWest flight from Missouri to Texas made an unscheduled landing due to turbulence, resulting in five passengers hospitalized with non-critical injuries.

A United Airlines flight operated by SkyWest was forced to divert to Waco, Texas after encounterting turbulence. Five passengers were hospitalized.

The plane, a SkyWest 5690 flight, departed at 16:50 from Springfield, Missouri, on Sunday and was due to arrive in Houston, Texas, later that evening. But the aircraft was forced to land in Waco Regional Airport after experiencing turbulence, said SkyWest Airlines.

Five people were injured aboard a plane bound for Houston late Sunday after heavy turbulence forced the flight to make an early landing in Waco, airline officials said. SkyWest flight 5690, operating as a United Express flight,

Severe turbulence forced a SkyWest flight that originated from Springfield, Missouri, to divert to Waco, Texas, Sunday night, injuring five people.