Carnage on cobbles as Corrie turns 50

'Coronation Street' is to be rocked by a massive disaster which causes carnage in Weatherfield, show bosses revealed today.

A major 50th anniversary storyline will see the viaduct which spans the cobbles collapsing, together with a tram crash, to mark the show’s milestone in December.

The gripping storyline will see characters killed and others injured, according to producer Phil Collinson.

Announcing the plot on ITV1’s 'This Morning', he said: “If you’re listening in Weatherfield, one fateful night at the beginning of December the viaduct’s going to collapse, down by the corner shop and the Kabin, and a tram is going to crash into Coronation Street.

“People are going to be injured, people are going to be killed. It’s a big, big story for us and one fateful night will play out across a whole week.

“Picking up the pieces of that into next year is going to be huge.”

He added: “We’ll be losing some well-known, well-loved characters.

“And hopefully we’ll be keeping under wraps who exactly will be going. We’ll be doing everything we can to make sure we keep that secret until it transmits.”