A hero policeman who desperately tried to smash the windows of a crashed helicopter outside Leicester City’s stadium has been left ‘traumatized,’ his colleagues have revealed.
The aircraft belonging to billionaire club chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, came crashing down in the car park of the King Power stadium, moments after it took off, on Saturday.
Five people are believed to have died although police are yet to confirm more than 24 hours on whether or not there are any fatalities.
Witnesses have described how a brave beat officer ran towards the wreckage and attempted to batter through the glass windows to pull out any survivors.
However, he was beaten back by an explosion from the wreckage after the crash at around 8.45pm, after Leicester played West Ham.
It has not yet been revealed if he sustained any burns or other injuries but he has suffered ‘trauma and shock’, a Leicestershire Police spokesperson told MailOnline today.
The helicopter was heading for Luton Airport where Mr Srivaddhanaprabha was planning to catch a flight to Thailand.