Leicester City confirm owner Dead in helicopter crash
- 6 years ago
Leicester City confirm owner Dead in helicopter crash
LEICESTER owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died after his helicopter crashed outside of the King Power Stadium, the club have announced.
Srivaddhanaprabha was picked up from the pitch at around 8.30pm on Saturday evening following Leicester’s 1-1 draw with West Ham.
His helicopter spiralled out of control shortly after and crashed into the car park outside of the ground before bursting in to flames.
And Leicester have released a statement confirming he died along with four more people.
The club did not confirm the names of the other passengers but Leicestershire Police have revealed they were Srivaddhanaprabha’s staff members Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and passenger Izabela Roza Lechowicz.
LEICESTER owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died after his helicopter crashed outside of the King Power Stadium, the club have announced.
Srivaddhanaprabha was picked up from the pitch at around 8.30pm on Saturday evening following Leicester’s 1-1 draw with West Ham.
His helicopter spiralled out of control shortly after and crashed into the car park outside of the ground before bursting in to flames.
And Leicester have released a statement confirming he died along with four more people.
The club did not confirm the names of the other passengers but Leicestershire Police have revealed they were Srivaddhanaprabha’s staff members Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and passenger Izabela Roza Lechowicz.