Turbulence causes passenger injuries on cross-country flight - CNN.com

(CNN) -- As many as 30 passengers were injured -- one seriously -- after a United Airlines flight experienced severe turbulence and landed in Denver, Colorado, Tuesday evening, the Denver Fire Department said.

UAL Flight 967 was en route from Washington Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles International when it encountered the turbulence over the Midwest, the Federal Aviation Administration said.