Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha understood to have been in helicopter Crash occurred after Premier League game at King Power Stadium 1.59pm GMT Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s ‘other’ sport is horse racing and, from a standing start last year, he became one of the leading owners in the sport in Britain. He first made headlines on the eve of Royal Ascot 2017 when spending £2m on six horses with the aim of having runners there and is since thought to have spent 10 times as much building up a string under the name of King Power Racing. His blue and white colours have become familiar to racegoers and he had winners at both Doncaster and Newbury on Saturday afternoon. He often nodded towards his football interests when naming his horses, which included Come On Leicester, Fox Power and Fox Vardy. 1.52pm GMT • Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is believed to have been among at least five people on board the Agusta Westland AW169 helicopter that crashed outside the King Power Stadium• The helicopter crashed on land owned by the club, landing near car park E, which is used by Leicester’s staff. It is unclear whether it landed on any objects or if any bystanders were injured Continue reading…
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