Father only found out son had died three weeks after car crash due to a police error
2 sources·Updated September 8, 2026

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- Daily Mail News·10h agoPolice warned against identifying casualties visually after agonising mix-up left wrong family grieving after fatal 86mph smash
The parents of Joshua Johnson, 18, spent three weeks at the bedside of the boy who they wrongly believed was their unconscious son following the high speed smash in December 2025.
Read at Daily Mail News → - The Independent·18h agoFather only found out son had died three weeks after car crash due to a police error
Joshua Johnson’s dad said he ‘couldn’t comprehend it’
Read at The Independent →


