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Leicester City helicopter crash inquest begins as police officers' desperate act to try and save victims is revealed - after five people including club chairman died in 2018 tragedy

The inquest into Leicester City's tragic 2018 helicopter crash heard on Monday how police officers tried desperately to break the vehicle's windscreen after it came down.

Five people including the club's chairman Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, were killed in the accident which saw the helicopter engulfed in flames after crashing.

The aircraft had spun out of control just seconds after taking off from Leicester' King Power Stadium, violently tailspinning into wasteland near the ground before being engulfed in flames.

Last week the club's billionaire Thai owners launched a legal battle with the helicopter's manufacturer, an Italian company called Leonardo SpA, seeking £2.