HONG KONG - Fifteen passengers and crew on a Dragonair flight from Sabah to Hong Kong were injured today when the plane ran into strong turbulence, a spokeswoman for the carrier said.

Dragonair flight KA060, carrying 236 passengers and 14 cabin crew from Kota Kinabalu, landed safely at Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok airport at 2:36 pm, she said.

Some of the passengers and crew were then flown to hospital by helicopter to undergo medical checks, she said.

The spokeswoman gave no details of the injuries. - AFP