Phil Spencer’s dad Richard suffered from a lung injury hours after a horror crash that also killed his wife, Anne. Richard, 89, was a passenger in the car as it overturned into a river at the family’s home in Littlebourne, near Canterbury, Kent.

An inquest heard, as reported by The Sun, that Richard died from aspiration pneumonitis.

He was rushed to hospital but never regained consciousness, while Anne, 82, was also tragically killed.

Anne had been driving her husband and their full-time live-in carer to a pub for lunch when the car overturned over the edge of a bridge on their land.

Thankfully, their carer managed to climb out of the car and raised the alarm.

The publication added that a full inquest into Richard’s death has been adjourned until December 19 and a hearing into Anne’s death is yet to open.

Location, Location, Location presenter Phil announced the death of his parents in a heartbreaking Instagram post on August 20.

He shared a photograph of them both and wrote: “Very sadly both of my amazing parents died on Friday. 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.

“Although they were both on extremely good form in the days before (hence the sudden idea to go out to lunch), Mum’s Parkinson’s and Dad’s Dementia had been worsening and the long-term future was set to be a challenge.

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“So much so that Mum said to me only a week ago that she had resigned to thinking ‘now it looks like we will probably go together’. And so they did. That was what God had planned for them – and it was a good plan.

“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.

“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.

“It feels horrendous right now, but after almost 60 years of marriage – to die together on the farm they so loved will, I know, be a comfort in the future. Mum Dad are together which is precisely where they would have wanted to be.”

Phil’s co-star Kirstie Allsopp also shared the horrific news and urged fans to join her in sending love to Phil.

She penned: “They were farmers, animal lovers & devoted parents to Robert, Caryn, Helen & Philip and adored their eight grandchildren. The only blessing is that they died together, so will never have to mourn the loss of each other.”