Helicopter Crash

The helicopter crash was an event that occurred in August 2015 when a helicopter crashed in the village.

Plot
A helicopter crashed into the village hall at Pete Barton and Debbie Dingle's wedding. The crash was caused by an explosion after Chrissie White set alight her husband Robert Sugden's car during a heated argument at the scrapyard. The fire edged close to some gas canisters, causing them to explode into the air colliding with the helicopter, leading the helicopter to then hurtle towards and crash into the village hall.

Aftermath
Ruby Haswell was the first person to die following the disaster after Dan Spencer and Kerry Wyatt were unable to save her. The helicopter later exploded and Diane Sugden and Val Pollard, who were stuck in a fairground mirror maze nearby, were affected by the blast. Before Val's death her last words were: "I'm H.I.Val. I'm Valerie Pollard of the Valerie Pollard foundation...I'm Val!" A falling shard of mirror struck Val and killed her. Outside the hospital, Pete and Ross Barton came to blows one last time and Pete pushed Ross to the floor, causing Ross to hit his head on a concrete wall. Pete carried on beating him, unaware that Ross had immediately died from his injuries. Panicking, Pete decides not to call for help and decided to place Ross' lifeless body in the boot of his car, takes him to a ditch in the woods and buries him there and covers his body with leaves and later returns to the hospital to see his injured wife Debbie. It was revealed that Ross, Val and Ruby had met their summer fate. Ross, however, was shown to be alive a few weeks later.

Known Casualties

 * Ruby Haswell - Ruby was the first person to die following the disaster after Dan Spencer and Kerry Wyatt were unable to save her.
 * Val Pollard - Val was stuck in a mirror maze with Diane at the time of the crash. The crash caused them to be trapped in the maze. After Diane is freed out of the rubble, a shard of glass impales Val and kills her instantly. Val's last words were: "I'm Val. I'm Valerie Pollard of the Valerie Pollard foundation...I'm Val!". After Val's death, her family find a DVD detailing her funeral plans, and a few home truths.
 * Ross Barton (presumed) - Ross hit his head on a concrete wall during a fight with brother Pete, who carried on hitting him. After thinking he was dead, Pete panicked and quickly buried Ross' body in the woods, However, it was later confirmed that Ross had survived.