Leicester City football club owner’s helicopter crashes outside stadium
A helicopter belonging to Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has crashed in a ball of flames in the club's car park.
Images have emerged of a massive fireball outside the grounds of King Power Stadium.
It was not known whether Mr Vichai was in the helicopter that had taken off from the stadium just moments earlier.
The helicopter spiralled out of control before crashing.
The Premier League club said in a statement on social media that it was assisting emergency services and police in dealing with the crash.
"We are assisting Leicestershire Police and the emergency services in dealing with a major incident at King Power Stadium. The club will issue a more detailed statement once further information has been established," it said.
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According to Daily Mail, eyewitness said the helicopter took off as normal from the centre circle and was hovering over the south-east corner of the ground before spluttering and spiralling to ground and bursting into flames.
Emergency services were quickly on the scene, although police in the central England city confirmed only they were dealing with an "incident".
Leicester City full-back Ben Chilwell was among a host of Foxes players to share their thoughts on social media, tweeting the word "Speechless …".
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Mr Vichai bought the club in 2010, and the unfancied side won the Premier League title in 2016.
Leicester had played an English Premier League match at home against West Ham United earlier on Saturday, drawing 1-1.
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