Helicopter crash involving Leicester City owners

[bluethrunthru]

Fuck me - bad day for football what with Hoddle and now this - as in the case of Hoddle hope all goes well for whomsoever is involved.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

What the fuck...

I feel sick.

Credit to Jake Humphreys for how he's dealt with all of this, what an awful day.

 

[B\connellblue]

Unconfirmed reports are saying both Jon rudkin and Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha were on Board when the helicopter went down.

 

[Pigeonho]

Come on guys, pray all is as well as can be.

 

[kaz7]

Unconfirmed reports are saying both Jon rudkin and Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha were on Board when the helicopter went down.

Is that the owners?

 

[hammocity]

You are never so happy as you think and never so sad as you think. That’s why you should live and cherish everyday of your life, enjoy and look after your family and friends and be kind to others.

 

[B\connellblue]

Is that the owners?

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is the owner. Rudkin is director of football( he may not have been on board but the owner defo was), hard to see anyone surviving that fireball.

 

[kaz7]

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is the owner. Rudkin is director of football( he may not have been on board but the owner defo was), hard to see anyone surviving that fireball.

Thanks,it's a terrible thing

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Jaysus.

 

[B\connellblue]

Thanks,it's a terrible thing

Hopefully where it went down there were no people on the ground. It crashed as soon as it cleared the roof of the stadium.

 

[Pell]

It just goes to show, life's that thing that happens when you're busy making other plans. A routine trip that's made from every home game, ends up in a tragedy. I feel horrible thinking about it, it's just so awful and unfortunate.

 

[jrb]

Just shows.

Even if you are rich, famous, have power, privilege, etc, it all counts for nothing.

My thoughts go out to their families and friends.

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is the owner. Rudkin is director of football( he may not have been on board but the owner defo was), hard to see anyone surviving that fireball.

Gosh very sad that.

 

[lancs blue]

Hopefully where it went down there were no people on the ground. It crashed as soon as it cleared the roof of the stadium.

Yes, it's a terrible tragedy but it could have been a lot worse - the ring road is only a few hundred yards from the stadium and is near-gridlocked for a while after a match.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Just not something you would ever expect to see. So so so terrible.

 

[nw42]

Reminiscent of the night Matthew Harding was killed, I was living less than a couple of miles from where his came down, fairly sure it was a Monday night and it was foggy, terrible tragedy as is this one @ Leicester.

edit, it's only 5 days since the 22nd anniversary of Hardings death.

 

[kaz7]

Sky Sports News reporter Rob Dorsett said: "At about 8:30 this evening, eye witnesses told me they saw the Leicester City owners' helicopter take off from the pitch inside the King Power stadium - as it does after every home game - and after a few seconds it appeared to lose control.

"It sounds as if there was a problem with the rear tail propeller which sent it spinning out of control and it crashed into the car park at the rear of the King Power Stadium, just a few hundred metres away from where the pitch is, before it burst into flames."

It is not clear who was on board or their conditions.

After every home game about 20 dignitaries are taken away from the stadium in the helicopter.

Many fans had left the stadium at the time of the incident but those who were still nearby were seen running away as the aircraft crashed.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Sky Sports News reporter Rob Dorsett said: "At about 8:30 this evening, eye witnesses told me they saw the Leicester City owners' helicopter take off from the pitch inside the King Power stadium - as it does after every home game - and after a few seconds it appeared to lose control.

"It sounds as if there was a problem with the rear tail propeller which sent it spinning out of control and it crashed into the car park at the rear of the King Power Stadium, just a few hundred metres away from where the pitch is, before it burst into flames."

It is not clear who was on board or their conditions.

After every home game about 20 dignitaries are taken away from the stadium in the helicopter.

Many fans had left the stadium at the time of the incident but those who were still nearby were seen running away as the aircraft crashed.

Said on other reports it carries 8 including the pilots.

 

[RandomJ]

Hope they all survived.

 

[nw42]

Said on other reports it carries 8 including the pilots.

More likely going by the previous picture I've seen of it, doesn't look a 20 seater.