A helicopter believed to be carrying Leicester City’s chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has crashed outside the King Power Stadium following the team’s Premier League game with West Ham on Saturday.
The identity of the passengers is unknown and it is unclear if there were any survivors. Broadcaster Geoff Peters posted a video of the aftermath of the incident with emergency services rushing to the scene to tackle a huge fire.
Srivaddhanaprabha, who bought the club in 2010, is normally flown back to London after games. The backing of the Thai businessman, 60, helped Leicester win the Premier League title in 2015-16.
Leicestershire police said: ‘We are dealing with an incident in the vicinity of the King Power Stadium.
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By Nehanda TV