Emmerdale spoilers: Fans left shocked as Sam Dingle actor James Hooton drops death hint; plus Corrie & EastEnders news

EMMERDALE fans were left horrified as Sam Dingle suffered a horrific accident with a digger while a storm rips through the Dales village.

As part of Emmerdale’s 50th anniversary on ITV, the village is hit with a horrific storm and show bosses teased deaths and heartache to mark the drama series’ half-century milestone.

But fans of the hit soap were left gobsmacked as a gory scene showed Sam Dingle slumped across a digger, impaled by the spikes of the vehicle’s shovel.

And actor James Hooton hinted his character may in fact be dead – and joked to Twitter followers: “Did anything happen in @emmerdale tonight?

“Feel like I’ve been spiked,” he continued, before posting: “Ok…I get it….you’re supposed to throw the javelin, not land on it. DEAD funny me.”

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