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How Leicester City helicopter crash unfolded: In pictures

News imagePETE WHITE Helicopter landing on the Leicester City pitch after the game, Saturday 27 Oct 2018PETE WHITE
The helicopter landed on the pitch an hour after the Premier League match between Leicester City and West Ham United finished

The helicopter cleared Leicester City's stadium but moments later it spiralled out of control and crashed in a fireball, claiming the lives of five people including the owner of the club.

Billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two staff members Nusara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, and pilots and partners Eric Swaffer and Izabela Roza Lechowicz all died.

News imageCameraSport via Getty Images The helicopter of Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha lands on the pitch at the end of the game before making it's final fateful journey after the Premier League match between Leicester City and West Ham United at The King Power Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Leicester, United KingdomCameraSport via Getty Images
The G-VSKP aircraft then took off with the passengers aboard and cleared the site
News imageLiam Hopkin Fire after a helicopter, owned by Leicester City FC Chairman Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, crashed outside the ground on 27 Oct 2018Liam Hopkin
A bang was heard shortly afterwards and the helicopter was seen spiralling out of control before crashing in flames
News imageGetty Images Police and emergency services work at the scene of an accident at The King Power Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Leicester, EnglandGetty Images
It came down in a car park next to the stadium at about 20:30 BST
News imageAction Images via Reuters October 27, 2018 Firefighters at the scene of where the helicopter belonging to Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed outside the King Power StadiumAction Images via Reuters
Firefighters were immediately on scene, working to put out the fire and attempting to rescue the five inside
News imageAFP Police officers secure the area outside Leicester City Football Club's King Power Stadium in Leicester, eastern England, on October 27, 2018 after a helicopter crashed in a car park outside the stadiumAFP
Emergency services said it was likely to take several days to complete the investigation at the crash site
News imageLeicester City King Power Stadium helicopter crash
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is working to establish the circumstances of the crash
News imageReuters A woman places flowers outside Leicester City's King Power stadium, after the club's owner Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four other people died when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed as it left the ground after the match on Saturday, in Leicester, Britain, October 29, 2018Reuters
Thousands of flowers, scarves and tributes have been left outside the King Power Stadium since the crash
News imageGetty Images Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha and the club owner's wife Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha lay a wreath at the tributes to the victims of the crash at Leicester City Football Club's King Power StadiumGetty Images
On Monday, Mr Srivaddhanaprabha's son Aiyawatt and wife Aimon laid a wreath
News imageReuters Leicester City football fans pay their respects outside the football stadium, after the helicopter of the club owner Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed when leaving the ground on Saturday evening after the match, in Leicester, Britain, October 28, 2018Reuters
Many Leicester City fans have been paying their respects
News imageEPA Players of the Fox Hunt Football Academy from Chaiyaphum in Thailand arrive to pay their respects outside the King Power stadium in Leicester, Britain, 28 October 2018EPA
Players from the Fox Hunt Football Academy in Chaiyaphum, Thailand, also paid tribute at the stadium
News imageGetty Images Mourners pause to pay tributes after the helicopter crash at The King Power Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Leicester, EnglandGetty Images
Mourners paused to remember those who died
News imageGetty Images Tributes are seen as mourners pause to pay tributes after the helicopter crash at The King Power Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Leicester, EnglandGetty Images
Many players and fans are using #TheBoss hashtag to pay respects on social media
News imageAFP A man adds a Leicester City scarf to floral tributes lined up outside Leicester City Football Club's King Power Stadium in Leicester, eastern England, on October 28, 2018 after a helicopter belonging to the club's Thai chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed outside the stadium the night beforeAFP
A book of condolence will be opened at the stadium from Tuesday morning, with an online version also to be set up
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