At around 8.30pm on Saturday night, an hour after Leicester drew 1-1 with West Ham in the Premier League, the helicopter belonging to Leicester owner Srivaddhanaprabha crashed outside the ground.
Details of the incident remain unclear, but witnesses say the helicopter seemed to spiral out of control moments after it set off from the pitch.
It has not been confirmed whether Mr Srivaddhanaprabha was on board the aircraft, and police have yet to release any information about the condition of the pilot or any passengers.
Leicester City Women were due to play Manchester United Women at the Farley Way Stadium at 2pm today but the decision has been taken to postpone the match.
The Foxes also confirmed their reserves league match against Derby County has been postponed.
Leicester City Women wrote on Twitter: “In light and in respect of the recent events at King Power Stadium our @FAWC_ fixture against @ManUtdWomen has been postponed.
“A newly arranged date will be communicated once confirmed.
“Our Reserves league match against Derby County Ladies has also been postponed.
“If you purchased a ticket online for the Manchester United match, you will shortly receive an email with your next steps.”
Officials at Thailand’s King Power have said they have no comment to make on the crash.
And they neither confirmed nor denied whether Mr Srivaddhanaprabha was on board the helicopter.
Mr Srivaddhanaprabha, who owns the King Power company, bought Leicester in 2010 and became chairman the following February, leading the club as they became Premier League champions in 2015-16.
A Leicester City spokesman said: “We are assisting Leicestershire Police and the Emergency Services in dealing with a major incident at King Power Stadium. The Club will issue a more detailed statement once further information has been established.”
Jonathan Ashworth, Labour MP for Leicester South, tweeted: “Awful horrific scenes at @LCFC with the helicopter crash. I’ve been in touch with our emergency services and thanked them for responding so quickly. Our hopes and prayers for all those caught up in this desperately awful incident.”
Witnesses told Sky Sports News the helicopter took off from the pitch but lost control within a few seconds and crashed in the club’s staff car park.
The website Planefinder said that Mr Srivaddhanaprabha’s Agusta Westland AW169 helicopter set off from near Fairoaks Airport in Surrey at about 2.45pm on Saturday, and travelled into Fulham, west London, before turning north and proceeding to the King Power Stadium in Leicester.