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Helicopter crash at King Power Stadium
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TheChosenOne
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I didn't realise that this unfolding event/tragedy was being discussed in the PL thread.
nailsy
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-46006470
The Leicester City owner's helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club's ground shortly after taking off following a match.
It is not known if Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter at the time.
Leicester City had been playing West Ham United in the Premier League at their King Power stadium.
Pictures from the ground showed a large fire in the car park, which has since been put out.
Under Mr Srivaddhanaprabha's ownership, Leicester City won the Premier League in 2016, having started the season as 5,000/1 outsiders.
BBC football commentator Ian Stringer said the helicopter was "spiralling", and that eyewitnesses said it "came down like a stone".
He said: "I've seen the backroom staff of the first team in tears, the reception area is silent with people just crying."
Sky Sports News reporter Rob Dorsett said the helicopter took off from the pitch, as it does after every game.
He said that after a few seconds it appeared to lose control and crashed into the car park just a few hundred metres away.
One witness said it appeared "the tail propeller wasn't working, putting it into a spin".
Freelance photographer Ryan Brown was covering the game and saw the helicopter clear the King Power stadium before it crashed.
He told 5 Live: "Literally the engine stopped and I turned around, and it made a bit of a whirring noise.
"It turned silent, blades started spinning and then there was a big bang."
He said when he ran to the scene "there was a huge fireball" and it looked like the helicopter had crashed in an industrial park next to the stadium.
The Leicester City owner's helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club's ground shortly after taking off following a match.
It is not known if Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter at the time.
Leicester City had been playing West Ham United in the Premier League at their King Power stadium.
Pictures from the ground showed a large fire in the car park, which has since been put out.
Under Mr Srivaddhanaprabha's ownership, Leicester City won the Premier League in 2016, having started the season as 5,000/1 outsiders.
BBC football commentator Ian Stringer said the helicopter was "spiralling", and that eyewitnesses said it "came down like a stone".
He said: "I've seen the backroom staff of the first team in tears, the reception area is silent with people just crying."
Sky Sports News reporter Rob Dorsett said the helicopter took off from the pitch, as it does after every game.
He said that after a few seconds it appeared to lose control and crashed into the car park just a few hundred metres away.
One witness said it appeared "the tail propeller wasn't working, putting it into a spin".
Freelance photographer Ryan Brown was covering the game and saw the helicopter clear the King Power stadium before it crashed.
He told 5 Live: "Literally the engine stopped and I turned around, and it made a bit of a whirring noise.
"It turned silent, blades started spinning and then there was a big bang."
He said when he ran to the scene "there was a huge fireball" and it looked like the helicopter had crashed in an industrial park next to the stadium.
nailsy
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Sorry, looks like there's already a thread in Chat:.
http://www.spurscommunity.co.uk/index.php?threads/helicopter-crash-at-king-power-stadium.134678/
http://www.spurscommunity.co.uk/index.php?threads/helicopter-crash-at-king-power-stadium.134678/
TheChosenOne
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It seems to be situated mostly in the PL thread, maybe mods can merge ?
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Something like this transcends any football rivalry and alleged hatred.
Hearing this development should touch the heart of anyone, shades of Matthew Harding.
LexingtonSpurs
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horrific for the club if true.
TheChosenOne
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Fucks sake. Seriously fate is beyond belief. I said somewhere else earlier it was a year as manager.
nailsy
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It sounded like speculation to me. Or her getting confused with the Director of football who some are saying was on the helicopter. Wouldn't the manager usually have lots of media work to do after a game as well?
beats1
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This is a tradegy and hope everyone is safe but it doesn't look good
I personally just hate helicopters, the back up system of a helicopter just sounds crazy to me with the copter having to dive in order to speed up the rotor to cushion a landing
I personally just hate helicopters, the back up system of a helicopter just sounds crazy to me with the copter having to dive in order to speed up the rotor to cushion a landing
I agree, but surely the BBC would have cleared it up by seeing him in the press conference
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Sky News doesn't seem to be giving too much coverage on the whole scenario at the moment ?
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Two things picked up on which make me really worried about Puel.
Firstly, you'd expect a producer to be roaring down the earpiece demanding a correction, but nobody on air corrected her at all.
Secondly, Match of the Day didn't show the managers' interviews from Leicester-West Ham today - which makes sense if they knew Puel was in trouble at that stage.
Really hope it's just coincidence.
Firstly, you'd expect a producer to be roaring down the earpiece demanding a correction, but nobody on air corrected her at all.
Secondly, Match of the Day didn't show the managers' interviews from Leicester-West Ham today - which makes sense if they knew Puel was in trouble at that stage.
Really hope it's just coincidence.
freeeki
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The lack of information at this stage is very, very worrying.
Bearing in mind the crash happened almost 6 hours ago, you’d have thought the club would have rushed to deny reports of the manager and the chairman being on board, if they weren’t.
Instead they’ve said next to nothing.
Horrific scenes, I hope that by some miracle Puel and the chairman are okay, but it’s looking increasingly unlikely. Let’s hope the club issue an update soon.
Either way, multiple people have lost their lives at Leicester tonight, which no one ever wants to see happening at another football club.
Bearing in mind the crash happened almost 6 hours ago, you’d have thought the club would have rushed to deny reports of the manager and the chairman being on board, if they weren’t.
Instead they’ve said next to nothing.
Horrific scenes, I hope that by some miracle Puel and the chairman are okay, but it’s looking increasingly unlikely. Let’s hope the club issue an update soon.
Either way, multiple people have lost their lives at Leicester tonight, which no one ever wants to see happening at another football club.
beats1
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I don't think they would know what to do and probably need that time to process what has happened and who was on board, which they may not know themselves at this time
At this stage, I would think the authorities are notifying family members and the club. We wont hear another word from Leicester until the morning, where they will probably announce the passing of whomever was on board the helicopter as it would be nothing short of a miracle if someone survived that. But until we hear something, I think we have to hope for the best and unfortunately, expect the worst. Nevertheless, this is a tremendously dark day for football and my thoughts are prayers go out to Leicester City, the owner, his family, the fans, our own Glenn Hoddle and the fan from Brighton's family. Very sad weekend for the Premier League.
