Emmerdale limo crash horror sees one villager die and THREE lives left hanging in the balance
EMMERDALE has been rocked by a chilling disaster as a limo plunged into an icy lake – leaving at least three lives hanging by a thread and one villager dead.
The ITV soap pulled out all the stops for a dramatic stunt which saw a limo full of beloved characters crash onto an icy lake.
*Major spoilers ahead for tonight’s Emmerdale*
Several Emmerdale favourites were left fighting for their lives – but who made it out and who met their grisly end?
Charity Dingle, Chas Dingle and Liam Cavanagh were left sinking in the limo, alongside Leyla Harding, Amy Barton and Kerry Wyatt.
Tracy Robinson, Vanessa Woodfield and Suzy Merton were all there too.
After the crash, the women slowly regained consciousness – but not everyone woke up.
Suzy succumbed to her injuries, and Vanessa quickly confirmed that she wasn’t breathing.
Despite Liam’s desperate attempts to revive her, Suzy was pronounced dead, leaving the group devastated.
But with the limo sinking further into the icy lake, there was no time to grieve.
Charity admitted she had swerved after seeing her son Noah in the road. Encouraged by Chas, she was the first to get out of the limo and set off across the frozen lake to find him and get help.
After she carefully navigated the ice, Charity discovered Noah unconscious in the woods – but will he survive?
Meanwhile, Liam led the others across the frozen lake, with Chas narrowly avoiding a deadly fall.
Vanessa and Tracy followed, but disaster struck when Amy plunged through the ice and into the freezing water.
Struggling to break through the ice, she fought for air – only to be met with a chilling sight beneath the surface… a dead body.
Soap sleuths are convinced they know exactly who it belongs to – but have they got it right?
Most devastating soap deaths
SOAP viewers are frequently left heartbroken after watching some of their favourite characters bite the dust.
Here is a list of the most devastating deaths that have taken place in soapland over the years.
EASTENDERS
Barry Evans – Evil Janine (Charlie Brooks) lured her trusting fiance to Scotland for a quickie marriage after learning he was dying.
Her plan to inherit Barry’s fortune was thwarted when Barry told her that the doctors had mixed up his medical files.
Furious that she was no longer set for a windfall, she pushed Barry off a cliff after telling him their love was “fake”.
Bradley Branning – Bradley was accused of killing Stacey Slater’s rapist Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb) after he punched him twice on the night he died.
He was spotted in the Square by a police woman who chased him up a fire escape.
Bradley lost his balance and tragically plunged to his death.
CORONATION STREET
Tina McIntyre – Tina was getting it on with Peter Barlow – despite him being married to Carla Connor.
When she threatened to reveal the truth, Carla’s brother Rob got into a physical altercation with her.
Tina lost her footing and fell off a balcony – then warned Rob she was going to tell the cops he pushed her.
In a panic, Rob brutally clobbered her over the head with a metal pipe.
Molly Dobbs – Molly was one of the victims in Corrie’s 2010 tram crash, alongside Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold).
Married to Tyrone (Alan Halsall), Molly had been having an affair with Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) in the months before her death.
This resulted in the birth of their son, Jack (Kyran Bowes), who was named after Jack Duckworth.
As fate would have it, Kevin’s wife Sally (Sally Dynevor) was by Molly’s side in her final moments.
Sally was stunned as Molly confessed Kevin was Jack’s father, before dying of her injuries.
Vera Duckworth – Having appeared regularly in Corrie since the 1970s, there was no denying Vera Duckworth was an iconic character.
Alongside her husband Jack, the pair formed one of the soap’s most beloved couples.
Viewers were heartbroken when Vera was killed off in 2008, being discovered having passed away peacefully in her chair.
Liz Dawn, who played Vera, made a brief return two years later for Bill Tarmey’s exit as Jack.
Paul Foreman – Fans were heartbroken when Paul Foreman succumbed to his illness after battling motor neurone disease.
Introduced in 2018 as David Platt’s (Jack P. Shepherd) cellmate, he later embarked on a romance – and marriage – with vicar Billy Mayhew.
The MND storyline was announced in 2023 – with the expectation it would result in the character’s death.
EMMERDALE
Sarah Sugden – After the family got into financial problems, Sarah’s son Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) decided to make some quick cash from an insurance company by setting fire to the Sugden barn.
He didn’t realise his mum was inside the building, and she got trapped in the blaze.
Nine villagers – The shocking 1993 plane crash episode brought in 18 million viewers for Emmerdale.
Mark Hughes was killed by a falling wall, Archie Brooks was burned by jet fuel, Elizabeth Pollard was killed by debris and newcomer Leonard Kempinski died in a car crash caused by the crash.
Five other non-recurring characters from the village also died.
HOLLYOAKS
Carmel McQueen – The talented singer died in shocking scenes when a train crashed into a her family’s car.
Carmel managed to free her cousin Theresa from the rubble – but got stuck in it herself.
Moments later the train exploded and Carmel died in the arms of her family members, promising to be their guardian angel.
As Amy lost consciousness, will anyone be able to save her? Or has a second death already been revealed?
At the end of the episode, Kerry and Leyla were still trapped in the sinking limo, will they make it out alive?
Meanwhile the ones who made it out of the limo are not completely safe it seems.
After helping get Chas across the ice, Liam stumbled, looking unsteady on his feet before collapsing and violently throwing up.
A worried Chas rushed to his side, holding him as she desperately called out for help.
Did he suffer an injury in the crash – or is something even more serious going on?
With it being confirmed by the show’s stars that more than one villager meets their end, who will be next?
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 or stream from 7am on ITVX.