MAIN Phil Spencer's brother bravely fought to save parents with penknife wafter car plunged into river Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Phil Spencer has revealed that his brother battled to save their parents when they were involved in a fatal car smash . Over the weekend the Channel 4 presenter broke his silence on his parents' tragic deaths with a touching tribute to his "amazing" late mother and father. The Location, Location, Location host’s parents were tragically killed in the car accident on Friday at lunch time at their family farm after their vehicle careered into a river. His dad Richard, 89 and mum Anne, 82 had been on their way to a pub for lunch when their car veered off the access road into a shallow tributary river running through their estate in Littlebourne, near Canterbury, Kent. Read More Related Articles Three plants to prune before the end of summer for even more flowers next year Read More Related Articles Kirstie Allsopp pays touching tribute to Phil Spencer's parents after their tragic death Phil, 53, paid tribute to the couple and to the efforts of his younger brother, Robert. They had been travelling with a carer who managed to get out of the car and raise the alarm and Robert quickly rushed to the scene where he launched a rescue mission, but was sadly unable to save his parents. Taking to
Instagram on Sunday, Phil shared a photo of Anne and Richard and wrote: “The car, going very slowly, toppled over a bridge on the farm drive, upside down into the river. “There were no physical injuries and I very much doubt they would have even fought it - they would have held hands under the water and quietly slipped away. Their carer was in the car and managed to climb out of a back window so the alarm was raised quite quickly. “As many farmers do - my brother had a penknife and so was able to cut the seat belts - he pulled them out of the river but they never regained consciousness.” Phil and Robert also have two sisters - Caryn and Helen. Phil added that he and his siblings have been comforted by the fact their parents will never have to live a day without each other. He said: “Although desperately sad and shocked beyond all belief - all family are clear that if there can ever be such a thing as having a ‘good end’ - this was it. “As a family we are all trying to hold onto the fact Mum and Dad went together and that neither will ever have to mourn the loss of the other one. Which is a blessing in itself.” Phil also revealed that his parents had been diagnosed with devastating health conditions in their late years. He revealed: “Although they were both on extremely good form in the days before (hence the sudden idea to go out to lunch), Mums Parkinson's and Dads Dementia had been worsening and the long term future was set to be a challenge.” Phil’s Location, Location, Location co-star Kirstie Allsopp, 51, also paid tribute to Richard and Anne. She wrote: “They were farmers, animal lovers & devoted parents to Robert, Caryn, Helen & Philip and adored their 8 Grandchildren, the only blessing is that they died together, so will never have to mourn the loss of each other.” Emergency services, including an air ambulance, attended the scene and the elderly couple were pulled from the car and taken to hospital after the incident on Friday. Phil's father was sadly pronounced dead soon after and his mum died later. Top showbiz news Holly 'abandoned' Phil Royals send passive aggressive message
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