At least five passengers aboard a United Airlines flight bound for Houston were injured Sunday night when the plane ran into severe turbulence, forcing it to make an unexpected landing, according to reports.

A United Airlines flight traveling from Springfield, Missouri, to Houston, Texas, was diverted to Waco Regional Airport after experiencing severe turbulence.

At least five people were injured after experiencing severe turbulence on a United Airlines flight from Springfield, Missouri

SkyWest flight 5690, operating as a United Express flight out of Springfield, Missouri, was headed to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Sunday before the early landing, according to a statement from SkyWest.

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.

Five passengers on a SkyWest Airlines flight diverted to Waco by weather received minor injuries Sunday, March 2. A SkyWest statement said SkyWest Flight 5690, operating as United Express from Springfield,

A United Airlines flight from Springfield made an emergency landing on Sunday after experiencing turbulence injuring five passengers.

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.

Five passengers onboard a United Airlines flight heading to Houston from Springfield, Missouri, were injured on Sunday, March 2, due to severe turbulence, according to local media reports.

Five people were injured on a United Airlines flight from Missouri to Texas during severe turbulence Sunday night.

A United Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Waco, Texas, on Sunday evening after it hit severe turbulence that injured five passengers, officials said.

A United Airlines flight traveling from Springfield, Missouri, to Houston, Texas, was diverted to Waco Regional Airport after experiencing severe turbulence.