New Delhi, July 26 -- Two flight attendants aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Southern California to Las Vegas were injured after the aircraft took a dramatic 475-foot plunge shortly after take-off, reportedly to avoid a potential mid-air collision.

Southwest Flight 1496 had departed from Hollywood Burbank Airport just before midday on Friday and was en route to Las Vegas when the incident occurred.

The Southwest commercial aircraft abruptly descended 475 feet in response to onboard alerts about another plane in its vicinity, the airline and passengers confirmed.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Southwest jet was responding to an onboard collision warning system that detected another aircraft nearby. Th...