It was down to Megan Macey (played by Gaynor Faye) who used her mobile phone while she was driving on the ITV programme.
Her car hit another vehicle in front, which was being driven by Emmerdale newcomer Jamie Tate (Alexander Lincoln).
His car was hit forward and ended up running into Eric (Chris Chittell) who was thrown to the ground.
Megan fled the scene, leaving Jamie looking like the guilty party.
He’s got a bleed on the brain
Emmerdale doctor
While it initially looked like Eric had a lucky escape, things soon took a turn for the worse when he lost consciousness.
David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden), Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) and Faith Dingle (Sally Dexter) were at the hospital and were worried sick about the pensioner.
After it became clear the situation was a serious one, David
