Joshua Johnson, 18, and Summer Louise Scott, 17, died when a Toyota Corolla left the road at Todwick, near Rotherham, while another passenger was initially misidentified as the male who had died.
Dad spent three weeks at wrong teen’s bedside before learning son, 18, had died
Joshua Johnson, 18, and Summer Louise Scott, 17, died when a Toyota Corolla left the road at Todwick, near Rotherham, while another passenger was initially misidentified as the male who had died.
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Tim Hanlon News Reporter
18:41, 07 Sep 2026Updated 19:09, 07 Sep 2026
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