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| Leicester City owner among five helicopter crash victims | |
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| The owner of Leicester City FC died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium, the club has confirmed. | |
| Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger died when the aircraft crashed at about 20:30 BST on Saturday. | |
| Witnesses said the helicopter just cleared the King Power Stadium before it spiralled out of control and crashed in a fireball. | |
| Thousands of bouquets and scarves have already been left outside the ground. | |
| Leicestershire Police said it believed the dead to be: | |
| In a statement, Leicester City FC said the club's thoughts were with "the Srivaddhanaprabha family and the families of all those on-board at this time of unspeakable loss". | |
| The club described Mr Srivaddhanaprabha as "a man of kindness, of generosity and a man whose life was defined by the love he devoted to his family and those he so successfully led". | |
| "Leicester City was a family under his leadership. It is as a family that we will grieve his passing and maintain the pursuit of a vision for the club that is now his legacy," ot added. | |
| A book of condolence will be opened at King Power Stadium from Tuesday morning and the team's next fixture against Southampton in the EFL Cup has been postponed. | |
| The club added that it had been "truly touched" by the response of the football community. |