The family of former Leicester soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has filed the largest fatal accident claim in English history after the Thai billionaire died in a helicopter crash in 2018, representatives said.

The family of former Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in a helicopter crash outside the club’s King Power Stadium, has filed a £2.15billion fatal accident claim against the aircraft’s manufacturer,

Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died in a fatal mishap shortly after takeoff from King Power Stadium in 2018.

The family of Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died when his helicopter crashed in 2018, said on Friday it had made a 2.15 billion pound ($2.65 billion) legal claim against Italian defence company Leonardo in a London court.

Srivaddhanaprabha family is making the claim against Leonardo, the aircraft’s manufacturers, blaming it for the fatal accident in 2018

A £2.15bn (€2.5bn) legal claim has been launched over the helicopter crash that killed Leicester City Football Club’s ­former owner, a PR firm acting for his family has said.

Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others were killed when the aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from the club’s King Power Stadium.

Leicester City's owners are taking company Leonardo to court following the 2018 plane helicopter which cost the lives of five people, including owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha

Leicester City's owners have launched a £2.15 billion lawsuit against a helicopter manufacturer after the crash that killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

The family of Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in a helicopter crash in 2018, has brought a legal action against Italian helicopter manufacturer Leonardo SpA in a London court valued at 2.

The family of former Leicester City chairman Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has launched Britain's largest-ever fatal accident lawsuit, seeking £2.15bn in compensation from helicopter manufacturer Leonardo SpA.