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26th August 1986: Pat drives Janie back to the train station, picking up a book for Jack on the way. As she drives along the roads back to Beckindale she swerves to miss a flock of sheep and the car plunges down a bank, hitting one in the process. Shortly afterwards, noticing a sheep lying in the middle of the road, a milk tanker driver comes along and discovers the car at the bottom of the bank and races down. Back at home, Jack and Annie wait for Pat to return. The police and ambulance crew arrive at the scene of the accident. Jack is stunned when Sgt McArthur breaks the news to him that Pat has been involved in a car accident and is dead. He breaks the news to Jackie and Sandie in The Woolpack.


 * For more information see Episode 1078 (26th August 1986)