“It is a tragedy”: The English football club mourns the loss of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The Thai club owner and four other people come in a helicopter crash in the stadium lost their lives.
For Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, there was no Escape from the fire ball that was seconds before his helicopter. Only a few moments after the Start from the center circle of the King Power stadium, the club crashed, the owners of Leicester City with the helicopter on the Parking lot E – for him and the other four occupants came too late to help.
“With the deepest Regret and a broken heart, we confirm that our club is the chief among the Victims who have tragically lost their lives. The world has lost a great man. A man full of kindness and generosity. He has led Leicester as his family,” said the club on Sunday evening.
“This is a tragedy for the club, I’m fucking sad”, was team Manager Claude Puel said in the afternoon. According to eyewitnesses, goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel should have rushed to the scene of the accident, and Viewing the dramatic Scenery in tears erupted. The English Keeper legend Peter Shilton was the accident on the way home with his wife, Stephanie, close up. “I’m devastated,” he said.
The scene of the incident is located 200 meters away from the stadium that bears the name of Srivaddhanaprabhas Duty-Free consortium, in the Parking lot of the club employees to leave their cars. On Saturday evening, a burnt-out rubble was lying there, a heap of. “My thoughts are with all of Leicester City. A terrible tragedy. Heart-wrenching,” wrote the club legend Gary Lineker on Twitter. Mesut Özil said: “I pray for everyone who is involved.”
None of the five occupants survived the crash
Besides Srivaddhanaprabha four more people were killed. Players and clubs In the country and abroad to take part, the cancelled second League game of the Leicester women against Manchester United on Sunday. The day after the disaster, placed a mourning Fans place flowers, shirts and scarves at the stadium.
Srivaddhanaprabha and his family enjoy great popularity in Leicester – also due to their great social commitment. The billionaire, the father of four children, had taken over the foxes in August 2010 for £ 39 million and in February 2011 in the chair. Under his leadership, Leicester in 2014, was promoted to the Premier League and wrote two years later, with the English championship a modern football fairy tale.
Fans commemorate the day after the crash to the Victims
Srivaddhanaprabha made to 20.36 PM local time, 72 minutes after the 1:1 (0:1) Leicester at West Ham United, as always, in his Heli on the way. According to his company, a Problem should have led immediately after the Start of a fire on Board and the helicopter to crash. Because of the AgustaWestland AW169 had just flown over the stadium roof.
The crash was heard during the live broadcast of the transfer channel BT Sport. The panel of experts for the former Bayern-professional Owen Hargreaves joked in the Studio, as the helicopter took off. “Maybe he flies to the Play in the Scottish League Cup in the morning,” said one. After the following break received presenter Jake Humphrey advertising to the viewers with the news of the Crash. “This is alarming,” said Hargreaves affected. Shortly thereafter, the stadium was evacuated, the analysis with Hargreaves had to be cancelled. As usual, broadcast on the BBC Show “Match of the Day” with presenter Lineker went home in the evening. “That was the hardest mission I have presented ever,” wrote the Idol on Twitter.
Srivaddhanaprabha was in Public, always humble and maintained a good relationship with Leicester supporters. On his birthday he donated the Fans always beer and cake, he gave money to hospitals and children – and pumped millions in the club. Just a few days ago, a 100 million pound more expensive, new training has been approved complex.
sw (sid, dpa)