Leicester City Copter crashes

[Marked Ox]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-46006470

It isn't known yet if the Leicester owner was in it. I suspect not but hopefully all survive.

 

[Belgium Yellow]

Happened before with Matthew Harding and others. Looks terrible. Don’t think anyone could survive that.

 

[Gary Baldi]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-46006470

It isn't known yet if the Leicester owner was in it. I suspect not but hopefully all survive.

Talk is the owners plus a staff member or two were on the helicopter as it had just taken off from the stadium. Will happily be proven wrong on that, and I hope no one is injured in any way.

 

[Marked Ox]

Rumours that the owner and Director of Football killed. Assuming now the pilot is a given as well, very sadly.

 

[unification]

Awful news. Here’s hoping the news isn’t as bad as initial reports make it to be.

It’s been a day full of terrible news. Our result today is fairly meaningless given the circumstances.

 

[Gary Baldi]

 

[Gary Baldi]

And I concur with this

 

[gingerox]

Not a great day for UK football: first Hoddle taken ill, then a Brighton fan passes away after being taken ill at their game + now this. Hopefully minimal injuries/casualties

 

[MJB]

Leicester were very good to us in recent years by playing us in their first proper friendly after winning the Premier League and letting us keep the gate money. A signal of a club who do things right.

Regardless of that, thoughts are with them at this terrible time.

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

Leicester were very good to us in recent years by playing us in their first proper friendly after winning the Premier League and letting us keep the gate money. A signal of a club who do things right.

Regardless of that, thoughts are with them at this terrible time.

Agreed. A club with the respect of many.

Sadly the news looks grim.

 

[Marked Ox]

Possibly the owner's daughter was in the helicopter as well with an unknown person, and 2 man crew.

 

[Northstandboy]

Absolute tragic news. An owner who seems to be doing something good for the club and this happens.

Not looking good at all.

 

[Sarge]

 

[yellowbow]

Really sad news. All still speculation as to what exactly has happened but the Leicester City owners seems to be one of the good guys among football club owners. Sadly it seems there’s not enough of them around.

 

[Oldham]

Such a terrible thing to happen. Thoughts go to all affected by this, it’s looking like a double tragedy for the owners family too.
Deepest sympathy to all of the Leicester City family.

 

[Northstandboy]

Confirmed

 

[Marked Ox]

All 5 named:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-46013381

RIP

 

[Oufc28]

Heartbreaking, no club deserves that especially Leicester who have been going about everything the right way in recent years. R.I.P

 

[Oufcad30]

RIP

 

[Malc]

So sad.

 

[Essexyellows]

Early Saturday AM before the coaches left for Cardiff...