TV presenter Phil Spencer's parents die in car accident

TV presenter Phil Spencer has described however his parents died unneurotic aft their car toppled into a river.

Anne and David Spencer died connected their workplace successful Littlebourne, Kent, connected Friday afternoon.

Spencer, champion known for presenting Location, Location, Location, said his parents "would person held hands nether the h2o and softly slipped away".

His member had pulled them retired of the stream but they ne'er regained consciousness, Spencer said.

In a connection posted connected Instagram, Spencer, 53, said the mishap had been "what God planned" for his "amazing parents", who had been joined for six decades and raised 4 children.

"As a household we are each trying to clasp connected to the information mum and dada went unneurotic and that neither volition ever person to mourn the nonaccomplishment of the different one," helium said.

Spencer said that portion some his parents had been connected "good form" earlier they died, his mother's Parkinson's illness and his father's dementia had been "worsening".

Describing the accident, Spencer said they had been connected their mode to luncheon erstwhile their car "very slowly" toppled implicit a bridge, earlier falling upside down into the river.

Their carer had besides been successful the car, but she managed to ascent retired of the backmost model and rise the alarm, Spencer said.

"As galore farmers do, my member had a penknife and truthful was capable to chopped the spot belts," helium went on, adding: "He pulled them retired of the stream but they ne'er regained consciousness."

Spencer said the household is "desperately bittersweet and shocked beyond each belief", but added that knowing his parents died "together connected the workplace they truthful loved" volition beryllium "a comfortableness successful the future".

Kent Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to the country conscionable aft midday connected Friday 18 August, wherever they stayed for 90 minutes.

Three occurrence engines and a h2o information portion attended, and crews assisted SECAmb and made the country safe, they said successful a statement.

Kirstie Allsopp, Spencer's co-host connected Location, Location, Location, said she was sending him "so overmuch love".

"The lone blessing is they died together, truthful volition ne'er person to mourn the nonaccomplishment of each other", she added.

Sharing a caller photograph of the mates connected Instagram, Allsopp said she was "desperately sad" and asked fans to "keep them successful your thoughts and prayers".

"They were farmers, carnal lovers and devoted parents to Robert, Caryn, Helen and Philip and adored their 8 grandchildren," Alssopp wrote.

"I fishy galore of you whitethorn privation to articulation maine successful sending truthful overmuch emotion to Phil and each his family."

Spencer and Allsopp person presented Location, Location, Location unneurotic for much than 20 years, appearing successful 39 bid of the Channel 4 spot programme arsenic good arsenic spin-off shows including Relocation, Relocation.