Thai owner of Leicester City was killed in helicopter crash

Oct 29th, 2018 Sandisiwe Ntlemeza 815 Views

LONDON: Leicester City’s billionaire owner Thai boss Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed along with four other people when his helicopter crashed shortly after take-off just outside the team’s stadium, the club confirmed on Sunday.

“It is with the deepest regret and a collective broken heart that we confirm our chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was among those to have tragically lost their lives on Saturday evening when a helicopter carrying him and four other people crashed outside King Power Stadium,” the club said in a statement.