Emmerdale's Ethan Anderson arrested after betrayal as Nicky Miligan fights for his life in hospital

EMMERDALE'S Ethan Anderson is arrested after his betrayal, while Nicky Miligan fights for his life in hospital.

Previous spoilers for the ITV soap revealed that ethan would be behind the wheel and go over the limit if he a car crashes while Nicky is in the passenger seat.

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Emmerdale's Ethan Anderson is arrested after his betrayal – while Nicky Miligan fights for his life in hospitalCredit: ITV
Ethan crashed a car and Nicky was left unconscious in the passenger seat

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Ethan crashed a car and Nicky was left unconscious in the passenger seatCredit: ITV
Ethan pulled Nicky out of the car, but fled when he saw Moira Dingle arriving in her car

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Ethan pulled Nicky out of the car, but fled when he saw Moira Dingle arriving in her carCredit: ITV

The two men had been drinking before Nicky's partner Suni Sharma called to say one of the thugs who attacked them last year was in the same bar in town as him.

Nicky was too drunk to drink, so Ethan got behind the wheel – despite having been drinking alcohol himself – but when he saw a Police car further away he panicked and turned around.

But soon the car crashed and Nicky was left unconscious, before Ethan dragged him out of the car and left him when he saw Moira Dingle's vehicle heading towards them.

As he watched Moira find Nicky and call an ambulance, he fled, and into new ones Emmerdale spoilers, Ethan battles his guilt over what he did.

At the hospital, Nicky's mother Ruby struggles with stress as she and Caleb keep vigil at Nicky's bedside as he continues to fight for his life.

Ethan feels guilty when his family praises him ahead of his new job, but Charles notices Ethan's discomfort and worry.

Ruby confides in Moira about Nicky's condition, and they bond despite recent tensions in the family.

Ruby seeks revenge for Nicky's accident and wants to know who that was the driving Nicky's car, while at the hospital, Caleb reconciles with Cain and vows to find the driver as well.

Meanwhile, Charles sees that Ethan is struggling with something and accompanies him to the church for a heart-to-heart talk.

Charles is blindsided when Ethan admits he was the driving the car when Nicky had his accident.

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He is even more stunned when Ethan reveals that he plans to lie to the Police and asks him to provide an alibi for his whereabouts on the night of the accident.

But later, Ethan is arrested for Nicky's accident, and is devastated when he realizes his own father reported him to the police.

After witnessing Ethan's arrest, an enraged Ruby realizes that he must have been driving Nicky's car.

Meanwhile, Charles begins to regret his decision watches his family's devastation when they saw Ethan being taken away by the police.

Will Nicky survive? And will Ethan confess everything to the police?

Ethan confides in his father Charles, but he reports him to the police

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Ethan confides in his father Charles, but he reports him to the policeCredit: ITV
Nicky's mother Ruby is beside herself with worry about her son and when Ethan is taken away in a police car, she realizes it is his fault.

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Nicky's mother Ruby is beside herself with worry about her son and when Ethan is taken away in a police car, she realizes it is his fault.Credit: ITV

Emmerdale airs on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.