Leicester City owner’s helicopter crashes
Incredibly worrying news for Leicester City.
Hours after Saturday night’s Premier League match against West Ham, reports have confirmed that the Leicester City owner’s helicopter has crashed outside the King Power Stadium.
Leicester are owned by Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
It’s unclear whether Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 61, was on the helicopter when it crashed.
Leicester 1 – West Ham 1
Leicester drew 1-1 with West Ham in the Premier League.
Fabian Balbuena opened for West Ham, while Wilfred Ndidi equalised for Leicester late on.
Social media reaction
Theres a major incident by the King Power Stadium. Emergency services attending. pic.twitter.com/GtAbo6AHpD
— Mr Geoff Peters (@mrgeoffpeters) October 27, 2018
BREAKING: Leicester City’s helicopter, used by the club’s owners, has crashed outside the stadium after today’s match vs West Ham.
Horrific images emerging from the scene. Hope & pray whoever was on board got out alive. pic.twitter.com/n0wQNu0CE1— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 27, 2018
We are dealing with an incident in the vicinity of the King Power Stadium. Emergency services are aware and dealing.
— LeicestershirePolice (@leicspolice) October 27, 2018
The Helicopter belonging to the owner of Leicester City FC, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, has crashed outside King Power Stadium.
It is not yet known if there are any injuries or fatalities. pic.twitter.com/RjhqRna9VX
— Asif Ferdous (@aasiferdous) October 27, 2018
Voici l’une des images de l’hélicoptère. Pour le moment, peu d’infos fiables circulent. On vous tient au courant de la situation dans les minutes qui arrivent. pic.twitter.com/KOx0x1y3uv
— God Save The Foot (@GodSaveTheFoot) October 27, 2018
BREAKING: The helicopter which belongs to @LCFC owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has crashed outside the King Power Stadium. More here: https://t.co/z6k5uRvzQF pic.twitter.com/782sPRq3Pv
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) October 27, 2018
The latest is we have all been evacuated from the stadium and the emergency services are here in huge numbers dealing with the scene. Thoughts and love to all involved. A day I can’t wait to end. https://t.co/OOI6AymhVv
— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) October 27, 2018
Me and my boys have just witnessed the leicester city owners helicopter spun out of control and smash to the ground!!! What the fuck!!! Unreal! It was like watching a movie
— Col Beattie (@Colski_B) October 27, 2018
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
— Jamie Vardy (@vardy7) October 27, 2018
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