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    Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha feared dead in helicopter crash

    Chronicle EditorBy Chronicle EditorOctober 28, 2018No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and daughter was on board when the helicopter crashed
    Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and daughter was on board when the helicopter crashed
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    Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and daughter was on board when the helicopter crashed
    Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and daughter was on board when the helicopter crashed

    The Leicester City owner’s helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club’s ground as it left the stadium following a Premier League match.

    Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter when it came down at about 20:30 BST on Saturday is feared to have died in the crash, although there is no official confirmation.

    One witness said he saw Leicester player Kasper Schmeichel run out of the stadium towards the scene of the crash.

    It is not known how many other people were on board the helicopter.

    Leicester had drawn 1-1 against West Ham United at the King Power Stadium, with the match finishing about one hour before the helicopter took off from the pitch.

    Witnesses said they saw it just clear the stadium before it spiralled out of control, with some describing seeing a fireball as it crashed.

    The club said it was assisting police and emergency services and would issue a more detailed statement in due course.

    Under Mr Srivaddhanaprabha’s ownership, Leicester City won the Premier League in 2016, having started the season as 5,000/1 outsiders.

    Freelance photographer Ryan Brown, who was covering the game, saw the helicopter clear the King Power Stadium before it crashed.

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    He told BBC Radio Leicester: “The engine stopped and I turned round and it made a bit of a whirring noise, like a grinding noise.

    “The helicopter just went silent, I turned round and it was just spinning, out of control. And then there was a big bang and then [a] big fireball.”

    The site of the helicopter crash that conveyed Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and his daughter
    The site of the helicopter crash that conveyed Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and his daughter

    Sky Sports News reporter Rob Dorsett said the helicopter took off from the pitch, as it does after every game.

    He said that after a few seconds it appeared to lose control and crashed into the car park just a few hundred metres away.

    Leo Bruka told 5 Live that he saw two police officers whose car was near the crash scene.

    “One of them was looking for something and the other one, he ran straight away to the helicopter and he was trying to break the window,” he said.

    “Then there is an explosion and they pulled back because the fire was too hot.”

    A Leicester season ticker holder, who did not wish to be named, said he saw goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel run out from the stadium followed by “loads of security guards and stewards”.

    “I was stood outside the ground but it crashed on the other side,” he said.

    Another witness said it appeared “the tail propeller wasn’t working, putting it into a spin”.

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