Meadowhall crash: Inquest to be held into deaths of men who drowned in River Don in Sheffield

An inquest is to be held today into the deaths of two men who died after the car they were travelling in plunged into the River Don, near Meadowhall.
By Claire Lewis
Published 8th Feb 2022, 11:32 BST
Updated 9th Feb 2022, 13:13 BST
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Tommy Hydes, aged 24, died alongside his nephew, Josh Hydes, also known as Josh Bull, 20, when the white Mercedes GLS they were travelling in crashed through metal railings on Meadowhall Way and plunged into the River Don below at around 7pm on Saturday, January 30, 2021.

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Tommy, who had a three-month old daughter at the time of the tragedy, and Josh had to be rescued from the water by firefighters but despite efforts to revive them could not be saved.

Tommy Hydes, aged 24, died alongside his nephew, Josh Hydes ( also known as Josh Bull) 20, when the white Mercedes GLS they were travelling in crashed through metal railings on Meadowhall Way and plunged into the River Don below at around 7pm on Saturday, January 30, 2021Tommy Hydes, aged 24, died alongside his nephew, Josh Hydes ( also known as Josh Bull) 20, when the white Mercedes GLS they were travelling in crashed through metal railings on Meadowhall Way and plunged into the River Don below at around 7pm on Saturday, January 30, 2021
Tommy Hydes, aged 24, died alongside his nephew, Josh Hydes ( also known as Josh Bull) 20, when the white Mercedes GLS they were travelling in crashed through metal railings on Meadowhall Way and plunged into the River Don below at around 7pm on Saturday, January 30, 2021
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Police officers, firefighters and ambulance service workers were all involved in the river rescue mission, with a number of them entering the freezing cold, fast-flowing water in a bid to save the young men.

The car, which Josh had been driving, was on its roof when rescuers arrived at the crash scene.

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