Coronation Street stalwart Bill Roache has told how a car crash stopped him from saying a final goodbye to his dying daughter. He told the Sunday Mirror that he drove the nearly 300-mile journey from Manchester to Chichester, West Sussex, via London where he picked up actor son Will. “The car just went straight on, smashed a sign, went over a traffic island and hit a hedgerow, smashing the whole front of the car,” he said. Roache has appeared on the soap since 1960 (PA)“Recovery said they couldn’t get out for five hours. He added that it was “awful” not to be able to say goodbye to Vanya, but that he took comfort knowing she was at peace.

Source: Irish Examiner June 10, 2018 05:15 UTC