Just in from Sky News: a helicopter belonging to the owner of Leicester City football club, crashed into one of the stadium car parks shortly after take off. The helicopter exploded in a fireball upon impact.

No news yet as to whether the club's owner was aboard the helicopter when it crashed.

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He was

Latest update: all five victims named

Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha

Two members of his staff Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare

Pilot Eric Swaffer

Passenger Izabela Roza Lechowicz

I know it is a tragedy but you do have to ask why fly helicopters near large crowds just to make an impact (no pun intended)

I don't really see the relevance since no person, outside of those in the aircraft, were killed. That said, I'm pretty sure there are regulations covering where the craft can or cannot fly, and under what conditions flights over crowded areas can be made.

CarlPierce wrote:I know it is a tragedy but you do have to ask why fly helicopters near large crowds just to make an impact (no pun intended)

Large crowds in a stadium an hour and a half after the game has finished? I could think of a better way of making an impression (no pun intended) on them.