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.

Five people were injured aboard a plane bound for Houston late Sunday after heavy turbulence forced the flight to make an early landing in Waco, airline officials said. SkyWest flight 5690, operating as a United Express flight,

Dangerous turbulence forced a United Express flight headed to Houston to make an emergency landing in Waco Sunday night, sending five people to the hospital.

After landing, medical personnel met and evaluated passengers. Five injured passengers were transported to the hospital.

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.