Turbulence injures more than 20 on JetBlue flight from Boston to Sacramento

Reporting from RAPID CITY, S.D. — More than 20 passengers and crew members were injured when turbulence rocked their JetBlue flight from Massachusetts to California, forcing the aircraft to be diverted to South Dakota, the airline said.

Flight 429 was traveling from Boston to Sacramento on Thursday with 145 passengers and five crew members onboard when it was diverted to Rapid City, where it landed around 7:30 p.m.

JetBlue spokeswoman Sharon Jones said 122 of the passengers since have completed their trip, landing in Sacramento almost 10 hours later.

JetBlue spokesman Doug McGraw said seven customers and two crew members were taken to a Rapid City hospital by ambulance; 15 additional customers were taken by bus for further evaluation.

The hospital had not responded Friday morning to a request for information about the passengers’ conditions.

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UPDATES:

8 a.m.: This article was updated with information about passengers completing their trip.

This article was originally published at 2:40 a.m.