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Dozens of passengers and airline crew were injured when a flight out of Heathrow hit severe turbulance, according to reports from those on board.

Malaysia Airlines flight MH1 to had 378 passengers on board when it hit turbulance, but managed to land safely at its destination airport in Kuala Lumpur.

The airline said some of those on board sustained "minor injuries" but some passengers took to social media to report they had gone to hospital after landing in Malaysia.

Pictures posted online by passengers showed toppled food trolleys, debris littering the aisle of the cabin, and fixtures including tray tables and overhead lockers broken in the wake of the incident.

Passenger Shafiq Shahril posted on Twitter to say he was "grateful" to have landed safety, adding that he was in hospital in Ampang, in Selangor, Malaysia following the incident.

Passenger Harith Azman, who was returning from a family holiday in London, posted on Facebook: "I was one of the passenger in the plane and I think the pilot did the best they could to take us all home safely.

"My parents were in the toilet at that time and my father hit his head on the ceiling of the plane.

"The plane went into a very bad weather and cause the plane to free fall.

"The food weren't served because the trolley was damaged."

He told the Standard: "It was very scary and chaotic at that time as it was a very sudden move.

"There were also childrens in the plane who were sleeping and most of them woke up with terror and cried.

"I passed out as soon as the plane regained control.

"I sprained my ankle as all the passengers floated in the air for about 10 seconds.

"I dropped back onto my seat and landed wrongly and caused my ankle to sprain."

Malaysia Airlines said in a statement: "Malaysia Airlines flight MH1 from London-Heathrow landed on time in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday June 5.

"During the flight over the Bay of Bengal the passenger seatbelt light was switched on due to air turbulence.

"Due to a brief moment of severe turbulence some passengers suffered minor injuries.

"Medical crew and Malaysia Airlines senior management met the aircraft on arrival in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

"A small number of affected passengers and crew have been treated by medical officers.

"Malaysia Airlines has assisted the 378 passengers and crew onboard MH1 and sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused by this weather event which was entirely beyond our control."