Leicester City

[Tatterdemalion]

Still no definite news...?

Strange.

I think the victims might have to be identified first.

[Buzzo]

I think the victims might have to be identified first.

I am sure there are reasons but 24 hours seems a long time to need to confirm who was onboard and if there are any survivors.

[Tatterdemalion]

I am sure there are reasons but 24 hours seems a long time to need to confirm who was onboard and if there are any survivors.

I think formal identification might be quite difficult given that some family members may need to come from abroad and perhaps some other factors..

anyway it's very sad.

[labourRed]

I think formal identification might be quite difficult given that some family members may need to come from abroad and perhaps some other factors..

anyway it's very sad.

Formal identification is likely to be dental. I'm not surprised its taken this long and may be some time yet. I don't think the family at the moment will be too arsed about formal statements.

[Kenneth]

Do the UK police have access to Thai dental records?

[Liverpool]

the cctv in the stadium they'll know who was on it, doesn't need formal ID surely just for a statement.

Probably more down to informing people in Thailand and getting his business affairs in order

[Buzzo]

the cctv in the stadium they'll know who was on it, doesn't need formal ID surely just for a statement.

Probably more down to informing people in Thailand and getting his business affairs in order

They will definitely have flight records etc and the pilot will have had to log his activities that day, then within the stadium someone will know who boarded from the stadium.

I guess as a Billionaire who inherits his various assets will take a bit of doing... What the future holds for Leicester etc... but, it still seems odd that nothing has been officially announced in terms of who has died etc?

[Buzzo]

Formal identification is likely to be dental. I'm not surprised its taken this long and may be some time yet. I don't think the family at the moment will be too arsed about formal statements.

Yeah fair point.

But typically word is out by now. The Clutha crash in Glasgow involved random people in a bar on a Friday night and I don’t recall this level of mystery or delay. Unusual I. The 24/7 news cycle we have become used to.

I guess we will find out soon enough.

[Buzzo]

That’s news starting to break now - Owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha confirmed as Dead.

Leicester City’s owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, died in the helicopter crash outside the club’s stadium on Saturday night, it was confirmed on Sunday night by the club.

He was one of five people killed – all on board the helicopter – when the accident occurred around an hour after Leicester’s draw at home to West Ham United. The Thai owner’s helicopter crashed near a car park near the south-east corner of the stadium shortly after taking off from the pitch.

Vichai, one of Thailand’s richest men, bought Leicester City in 2010 and six years later celebrated one of English football’s greatest achievements when the club won the Premier League.

The 60-year-old, a hugely popular figure at Leicester, normally leaves in his Augusta AW169 helicopter after home matches. On Saturday he was due to travel in it to Luton Airport and then take his private jet to Thailand.

Eyewitness reports indicated that on Saturday the helicopter only just cleared the roof of the stands, stayed in the air briefly and spiralled down to earth after reportedly developing a fault with its tail rotor.

A huge fireball erupted and the air smelt of burning fuel in the hours after the crash. Emergency services rushed to the scene to tackle the fire and search the wreckage, with the area eventually cordoned off by Leicestershire police.

The helicopter crashed on land owned by the club, landing near car park E, which is used by Leicester’s staff. The site was empty at the time.

Members of the public travelled to the stadium to leave tributes on Sunday. Players in Premier League matches on Sunday wore black armbands as a mark of respect. Minute’s silences were held at Manchester United and Burnley and a minute’s applause, in tribute, took place at Crystal Palace. Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Leicester’s vice-chairman and Vichai’s son, flew to the United Kingdom from Thailand on Sunday. Leicestershire police pleaded for patience from the public as crash investigators took control of the site.

[Mark79]

Yeah fair point.

But typically word is out by now. The Clutha crash in Glasgow involved random people in a bar on a Friday night and I don’t recall this level of mystery or delay. Unusual I. The 24/7 news cycle we have become used to.

I guess we will find out soon enough.

It took a few days for the Clutha victims to be formally identified and named though.

I don’t think this duration is actually unusual, in cases like this. It’s just when it involves public figures you’re consciously waiting to hear confirmation of the names, whereas you’re not when it’s members of the public who you’ve never heard of.

[labourRed]

Found out now, breaking news is he was on board. Not surprised.

All dead.

He seemed like a genuine top bloke which is unusual for a billionaire football owner.

**** getting into helicopters.

[Norbs]

Thoughts go to the families of all 5 victims

[Buzzo]

Found out now, breaking news is he was on board. Not surprised.

All dead.

He seemed like a genuine top bloke which is unusual for a billionaire football owner.

**** getting into helicopters.

It’s not a huge issue in my life right now , but even if I had the means there is no way I’d be private jetting/helicoptering around the world.

Playing the %’s and private flying seems to end up in disaster to a slightly higher % than commercial.

[Liverpool]

this tragedy will hang over the club for a long time, will be weird atmosphere in that stadium

[labourRed]

So i read earlier that Helicopters have a 35% higher aviation crash rate. **** knows about quality of that source or timeframe but there, as you say, are loads of private aviation tragedies.