For more than five decades, Emmerdale has become synonymous with shocking deaths, devastating disasters and heartbreaking goodbyes.Since the soap first hit our screens in 1972, viewers have watched hundreds of characters meet tragic ends – from grisly murders and freak accidents to emotional off-screen deaths. Over the years, fans have grown used to seeing beloved villagers spend their final moments on screen before fate takes a cruel turn.Who could forget Val Pollard's unforgettable death during the dramatic 2015 "Summer Fate" storyline? Trapped inside a mirror maze as a helicopter crashed into the village hall, she was fatally impaled by a shard of falling glass.Then there was Tricia Dingle's heartbreaking death after the Woolpack roof collapsed in 2004, while serial killer Meena Jutla's