The president of Leicester City, the Thai Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, lost his life in the helicopter crash that occurred Saturday on the outskirts of the King Power Stadium, said the football club Sunday night.
"It is with deepest regret and heartbroken that we confirm that our president, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was among those who tragically lost their lives Saturday night when a helicopter carrying him and four others crashed. outside the King Power Stadium. None of the five people on board survived, " said the club in central England in a statement posted on its website and on his Twitter account on Sunday night.
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- Leicester City (@LCFC) October 28, 2018According to eyewitnesses, the aircraft flew over King Power Stadium on Saturday night when it began twirling, crashing into the ground and crashing.
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the fifth richest person in Thailand according to Forbes magazine, with a fortune estimated at 4.29 billion euros, became the owner of the Leicester City club in 2010.
The businessman had invested heavily in the club, allowing him to return to the elite of English football in 2014 and become national champion two years later.