WATCH: Leicester City owner's helicopter caught in flames after crash outside stadium

General view of the wreckage of the helicopter belonging to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, owner of the City of Leicester City, who crashed in front of King Power Stadium. (Reuters Photo)

A helicopter belonging to the owner of the Leicester City football club, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, crashed in the club parking lot on Saturday night, according to British media reports, with photos showing a fireball on Twitter . According to a report, Vichai was aboard the eight-seater helicopter destined for London. It is still unclear what caused the accident, the probable cause being a failure of the rear propeller. According to the same information, King Power, the company that owns Leicester City, will make a statement on Sunday.

Leicester police tweeted that she was dealing with an incident near the club's King Power Stadium and that emergency services were also present. The NHS Trust Ambulance Service East Midlands tweeted: "We are also present and will update if possible".

This is a major incident at King Power Stadium. Emergency services present. pic.twitter.com/GtAbo6AHpD

– Mr. Geoff Peters (@mrgeoffpeters) 27 October 2018

The club issued a statement in the wake stating: "We are witnessing Leicestershire police. and emergency services to deal with a major incident at King Power Stadium. The club will issue a more detailed statement once additional information has been established. "

According to Sky Sports, the incident took place around 8:30 pm local time. time with eyewitnesses claiming to have seen the helicopter take off from the ground inside King Power Stadium. (Reuters Photo)

According to Sky Sports the incident took place around 8:30 pm local time, with eyewitnesses claiming to have seen the helicopter take off from the ground inside the stadium King Power – as he does after every game – and a few seconds later he seemed to lose control. The car park is located only a few hundred meters from the field.

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Vichai bought the club in 2010 and unskilled players won the Premier League title in 2016.

Leicester played at home against West Ham United on Saturday, 1-1 draw.

(with Reuters entries)

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