Farewell, Leicester boss Vichai!(Reuters)

Vichai's helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff and caught fire.(Internet)

(Leicester Comprehensive Report) Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the Thai owner and chairman of the Premier League team Leicester, has confirmed that he was unfortunately injured in Leicester's King Power Stadium (King Power Stadium)died in a nearby helicopter accident.

Leicester issued an official statement saying: "It is with deepest regret that we can confirm that our chairman, Vichai middot; Srivatana Brappa, was one of those who tragically lost their lives on Saturday night when a plane carrying himHe was with four others when his helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium, killing all five people on board.

Leicester police also confirmed that five people were killed in the crash. In addition to Vichai, the captain Swaffer, a male and a female staff member Kaveporn, Nur Sara(Nursara) and a Polish passenger named Izabela.

After Vichai’s 1-1 Premier League match against West Ham at Leicester’s home court the day before yesterday, he left the stadium by helicopter as usual. Unexpectedly, the helicopter lost control shortly after take-off, and then crashed into a nearby parking lot, causing raging fire.There was also an explosion.

So far, the cause of the helicopter crash in Vichai is still under investigation, and mechanical failure or human factors cannot be ruled out.

However, an eyewitness said: Fortunately, the helicopter hovered in the air for a while before it fell, giving everyone a chance to flee the scene.It is understood that no one was injured in this unfortunate accident.

The Sun published the headline yesterday that the heroic pilot saved the lives of the fans, and the Daily Mail headlined that it was a miracle that there were no more casualties.ACCIDENT.

Vichai, 60, is a Thai-Chinese businessman and the chairman of King Power International Group.He founded the duty-free shop brand King Power Duty Free in 1989. In 2006, he obtained the exclusive right to sell duty-free goods at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, and quickly accumulated wealth.According to the Guardian, Vichai is currently worth about 3.8 billion pounds (about 6.7 billion Singapore dollars), making him the fifth richest man in Thailand.

It is understood that Vichai's original surname was Lagshe Gesong, and his Chinese name was Xu Liming. Due to his friendly relationship with the Thai royal family, he frequently funded the royal family's charity projects, so his current surname is Srivatana Brapa.Bestowed by the former king of Thailand, it means the light of glory and progress.

In August 2010, Vichai acquired Leicester, which was still a Championship team at the time, and became the chairman of the club in February of the following year.He then invested heavily in Leicester's return to the Premier League in the 2014/15 season.What is even more unbelievable is that the team won the English top league championship for the first time in history next season, creating a football myth.

It has to be mentioned that Leicester's winning odds before this season were 5,000 to 1!

After the team miraculously won the league championship, the generous Vichai gave each player a BMW car worth 100,000 pounds, which is still a good story in football.

In addition to being a good boss, Vichai is also kind, unassuming, and always has a smile on his face. He is also quite generous to the fans. He once gave away snacks, beer, and even gave 60 season tickets to the fans on his birthday.And won the favor of the fans.

After his success at Leicester, he bought Belgian side Leuven last year.In addition to football, he is also a polo lover and is one of the shareholders of Malaysia's low-cost airline AirAsia.

Farewell to Vichai at the King Power Stadium, page 16