Following the Premier League football match against West Ham on Saturday night, Leicester City owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has been involved in a helicopter crash
It was gathered that just an hour after the match finished, Mr Srivaddhanaprabha’s helicopter took off from the King Power Stadium and then plunged down, before crashing in the car park near the south-east corner of the ground and erupting in a ball of flames.
The 60-year-old is believed to have been a passenger on board the aircraft, with the BBC reporting that five people were on board at the time of the incident.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and Leicester players and staff, including their goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, former Leicester and England goalkeeper Peter Shilton and distressed supporters were seen in tears as the fire raged near the car park.
It is understood that it took more than 20 minutes for the flames to be extinguished before emergency services were able to survey the wreckage.
Unconfirmed reports states that the accident was a result of a mechanical failure
Srivaddhanaprabha and his son Aiyawatt purchased Leicester in 2010 for £39 million ($50m) when the club was plying its traded in the Championship, England’s second tier.