People ‘bounced off roof’ on plane that plunged during flight to New Zealand

Ambulances leave Auckland International on March 11 after more than 20 people were injured during what officials described as a ‘technical event’ on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney, Australia to Auckland. (Dean Purcell/AP)

As officials investigate what caused a “strong shake” before a plane traveling between Australia and New Zealand suddenly plunged, a passenger described a wild ride, with people without seatbelts thrown from their seats and some crashing into the plane’s ceiling.

At least 50 people were injured by what LATAM Airlines described as a “strong movement” on the Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand on Monday.