Leicester City FC owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died, along with four other people, in the crash in 2018 after a mechanical failure in the helicopter; An inquest jury has ruled the deaths were accide

A jury heard evidence over two weeks about the fatal helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium in Leicester.

The jury returned its conclusion in the inquests into the deaths of former Leicester City FC owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the helicopter’s pilot Eric Swaffer, his partner and co-pilot Izabela Lechowicz, and passengers Nusara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare at Leicester City Hall on Tuesday.

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s son called the helicopter a ‘death trap’ in a statement after his father’s inquest.

An inquest into the 2018 helicopter crash outside Leicester City’s King Power Stadium has found the deaths of five people, including the club’s chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, were accidental. The crash occurred on the evening of October 27,

The deaths of five people who were killed after a helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium and became engulfed in flames were accidental, an inquest jury has concluded. The inquest heard evidence of "basic engineering failures" by helicopter manufacturer,