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Leicester's Vice-Chairman And Director Of Football Not On Board Helicopter At Time Of Crash

Leicester's Vice-Chairman And Director Of Football Not On Board Helicopter At Time Of Crash

An important update regarding Leicester City's vice-chairman and director of football has been provided following the helicopter crash.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Leicester City vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha and director of football Jon Rudkin were not on board the helicopter that crashed earlier today, according to Sky sources.

BeIN SPORTS' Ben Jacobs has spoken to the club and provided an update via Twitter.

‏"Spoken to King Power, who will release a statement tomorrow," he said. "LCFC owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was on board the eight-seater helicopter to London.

"Failure, upon take off, resulted in a fire prior to a crash in the car park. No news on casualties. Prayers with LCFC family."




The incident occurred after Leicester's 1-1 draw to West Ham United.

The Foxes owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was leaving the King Power Stadium via a private helicopter when it crashed into the stadium's car park.

One witness told Sky Sports: "[My nephew] saw this helicopter out of control, then drop within a second and burst into flames. He was so upset -- we're all thinking about the owners here and what they've done for the football club. It's awful, you can't believe it."

Leicestershire Police said at the time: "We are dealing with an incident in the vicinity of the King Power Stadium. Emergency services are aware and dealing."

A spokesman for Leicester City has since added: "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."







SPORTbible would like to send out its deepest condolences to Leicester City FC and all those who have been affected by this tragedy.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics:Β Football News, Leicester City, Football

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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