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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Katie Dickinson

‘Something gone very wrong’ after car crash teenagers misidentified – watchdog

Joshua Johnson, who died following a collision in Rotherham, on December 13 (Family handout/PA) - (PA Media)

A police watchdog said it was “clear something has gone very wrong” after police misidentified two teenagers involved in a crash and told the wrong family that one had died.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said the mistake had had “awful consequences” for the two families as it confirmed an investigation had started.

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