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Sophie Robinson

Helicopter crash was ‘accident waiting to happen’, says Leicester owner’s family

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died in a helicopter crash in 2018 (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

A helicopter which crashed and burst into flames outside the King Power Stadium killing the former Leicester City FC owner was an “accident waiting to happen”, his family has claimed.

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, referred to during his inquest as Khun Vichai, died with four others on October 27 2018 after the Leonardo AW169 helicopter plummeted to the ground after taking off from the pitch and became engulfed in a “wall of flames”.

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