An AFP photographer saw smoke coming from the wreckage at Leicester City Football Club’s King Power Stadium. — AFP PhotoViet Nam News LEICESTER — Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai tycoon, was among five people who were in a helicopter which crashed in a ball of flames after a Premier League match on Saturday, a source close to the club said. Also on board were one of Vichai’s two daughters, two pilots and a fifth person whose identity was not immediately known, the source said on Sunday. There were no confirmed details on whether anyone on board survived, the source said. Vichai, a father of four and the founder of duty-free giant King Power International, is a huge favourite with the fans after he bought the unfancied side from central England in 2010 and they went on to stun the soccer world by winning the Premier League title in 2016. In Thailand, officials at King Power said they could not yet comment on the crash or say … [Read more...] about Thai Leicester city owner, four others, were on crashed helicopter
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Leicester City soccer club owner was on crashed helicopter: BBC
Leicester City soccer club owner was on crashed helicopter: BBC The Saigon Times Daily Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, owner of football club Leicester City arrives at a meeting with the media in Bangkok, Thailand May 18, 2016 – PHOTO: REUTERS LEICESTER (REUTERS) - Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was on board a helicopter that crashed outside the club’s stadium, the BBC reported on Sunday, quoting a source close to his family. The helicopter crashed in a ball of flames in the club’s car park on Saturday after a Premier League match. Officials from the club and Vichai’s company, duty-free giant King Power International, declined to comment on whether he was in the helicopter when it spiraled out of control and crashed around an hour after the game. According to eyewitnesses, the helicopter just cleared the top of the stadium before it started to spin. It then plummeted to the ground and burst into flames. A spokesman for the … [Read more...] about Leicester City soccer club owner was on crashed helicopter: BBC
Helicopter with nine aboard crashes in central Japan
By AFP  August 10, 2018 | 10:00 pm GMT+7 A rescue helicopter with nine people aboard crashed on Friday in a mountainous area in central Japan during a training flight, officials said. Aerial footage broadcast on Japanese TV showed the wreckage of the crashed helicopter surrounded by trees in Gunma prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, and officers in navy uniforms examining the site. "Eight people were found near the site, but we don't know their condition," a defence ministry official told AFP. The Bell 412 helicopter left its base earlier Friday on a two-hour flight to observe climbing routes between Gunma and Nagano prefectures from the air, according to public broadcaster NHK. But the helicopter did not return by its scheduled arrival time and lost contact with air traffic control, said Hiroshi Yoshida, a local official. Passengers included disaster management officials and firefighters, he added. The defence ministry official confirmed that the crashed helicopter in … [Read more...] about Helicopter with nine aboard crashes in central Japan
Vietnamese police urge helicopter rescue service after deadly highway pile-up in Hanoi
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has called for helicopters to be deployed during rescue operations on the country's highways, after multiple crashes caused serious congestion on a Hanoi expressway last month. Multiple crashes that killed three people and caused an eight-hour tailback on the Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway in Hanoi should be a wake-up call to push for better rescue service, officials said at a meeting on Friday. Police would be caught in serious "extreme" difficulties in such situation, said Major General Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, deputy chief of the traffic police division. Traffic on the Hanoi expressway was frozen over 30 kilometers from the afternoon until midnight on March 18, trapping many travelers including children and patients on their way to hospital. “There were a three-month-old baby and a person in need of respiration support," he said. Hanoi had to send police cars to escort them out of the ensuing chaos. Tuan proposed more police and medical … [Read more...] about Vietnamese police urge helicopter rescue service after deadly highway pile-up in Hanoi
Vietnamese traffic general calls for helicopter support on highway rescue operations
By Hoang Thuy  April 2, 2018 | 04:16 pm GMT+7 Vehicles travel on Phap Van-Cau Gie Highway in Hanoi which saw a serious tailback following multiple crashes on March 18, 2018. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy The proposal follows a pile-up that left three people dead outside Hanoi last month. Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has called for helicopters to be deployed during rescue operations on the country's highways. Speaking at a quarterly conference last week, Major General Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, deputy chief of traffic police, highlighted the difficulties police faced following multiple crashes on the Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway outside Hanoi on March 18, which resulted in three deaths and an eight-hour tailback. “When frozen traffic spans 30 kilometers, rescue missions become extremely difficult,” Tuan said on Friday, adding that some victims were in need of immediate medical help. “One was a three-month-old child and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese traffic general calls for helicopter support on highway rescue operations