Leicester players including Jamie Vardy pray for good news after owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s helicopter crashes outside King Power Stadium
- Helicopter belonging to Leicester owner crashed outside King Power Stadium
- It isn’t known if Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter at the time
- Leicester players including Jamie Vardy and Harry Maguire reacted on Twitter
Leicester players including Jamie Vardy have reacted on social media after the club owner’s helicopter burst into flames having crashed in a car park outside the King Power Stadium.
It isn’t known whether Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the eight-seater helicopter at the time of the crash and there is currently no news on casualties.
A large fire broke out in the car park but has been put out. King Power, who are owned by Srivaddhanaprabha and sponsor Leicester, will release a statement on Sunday.
Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s helicopter crashed outside King Power Stadium
A large fire broke out in the car park but was eventually put out by emergency services
Leicester owner Srivaddhanaprabha often leaves the King Power Stadium by helicopter
Srivaddhanaprabha was at the game but it isn’t known whether he was in the helicopter
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Vardy reacted with a tweet containing praying emojis, with team-mates Harry Maguire and Wilfred Ndidi doing likewise.
Defender Ben Chilwell tweeted: ‘Speechless’ followed by praying emojis.
Srivaddhanaprabha was in attendance as Leicester faced West Ham on Saturday evening, with the game ending 1-1.
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy was among the Leicester players to react on social media
Defender Harry Maguire also reacted to the incident on Twitter as he posted praying emojis
The crash occurred more than an hour after the game had finished.
It is often the case that Srivaddhanaprabha leaves the ground by helicopter, taking off from the centre circle of the pitch.
Srivaddhanaprabha purchased Leicester in August 2010 following a three-year shirt sponsorship deal.
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