LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE have named the four people believed to have been killed alongside Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha when the Leicester owner's helicopter crashed outside of the King Power Stadium on Saturday night.
A statement on the force's website read: "Five people are believed to have died when a helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium yesterday evening (Saturday 27 October).
"The force has been working to ensure that all the relevant next of kin had been informed prior to this information being confirmed publicly.
"The aircraft came down in a car park near the stadium shortly after 8.30pm with Leicestershire Police, East Midlands Ambulance Service and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service all responding to the incident. No one else is believed to have been injured."
"The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is leading the investigation into the accident and a cordon remains in place at the scene while enquiries continue," the statement continued.
Leicestershire Police Superintendent Steve Potter asked the media and public to refrain from speculating over the crash.
"This is an incredibly tragic incident in which five people are understood have lost their lives,” he said.
"We appreciate that both the public and media were keen to be updated on the circumstances and to confirm if those on board the helicopter had survived, but before any detail could be issued publicly, it was vital that all immediate next of kin were informed of the tragic outcome. As our communities will understand, this was a matter that needed to be handled sensitively and with dignity, with the families of the deceased being at the heart of our response, which involved other agencies.
The police statement came after Leicester announced the sad news on their official website.