Five people were injured after heavy turbulence battered a United Airlines plane that was then diverted to a regional airport in Texas. The SkyWest flight, operating as United Express, left Springfield,

A United Airlines flight on the way to Houston on Sunday had to stop in Waco due to severe turbulence that sent five people to the hospital.

A United Express plane flying from Springfield, Missouri, to Houston was forced to make an emergency landing in Waco, Texas, after hitting severe turbulence that left five passengers injured. Officials say it was actually just one of three flights that had to be diverted to Waco because of that turbulence.