Coronation Street fan dies of heart attack while watching ‘petrifying’ crash scenes

CORONATION Street super fan Trevor Murfitt suffered a heart attack and died while watching explosive scenes from the soap.

The 81-year-old New Zealand native passed away after going into cardiac arrest last week while tuned into the Manchester based soap.

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Trevor was watching Steve McDonald’s near fatal coach crash where fan favourites including Sally Webster and Sinead Tinker were all injured.

The dramatic scenes first aired in the UK two years ago and have just hit screens in NZ where they watch the soap on a delay.

Trevor’s wife of 41-years Barbara has opened up about his tragic passing.

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Barbara told: “Trevor's last words were 'that bus is going to go over the edge'.

“We were all watching the screen and half a minute later I turned to look at Trevor and he'd collapsed in his favourite chair.”

He was rushed to hospital but died the next day.

The couple have been tuning into the ITV favourite for the past decade.

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Actress Katie McGlynn, who plays Sinead Tinker on Coronation Street, described filming the scenes as "huge, scary and really petrifying".

She added: "It was a huge stunt and it took a big team to pull it all together but I think we've done it justice."

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