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Joe Aveling, 16, was killed when the car he was travelling in flipped over on Ashton Lane, near Braithwell, at about 2am. There were seven people travelling in the car.

South Yorkshire Police confirmed that the orange Citroen C3 they were travelling in had been reported as stolen.

Friends and family have been leaving flowers and football shirts at the site since early on Saturday morning.

Joe was a Year 11 student at St Bernard's Catholic High School, Rotherham, where he finished his last GCSE exam on Thursday.

Headteacher David Butler said: "He was an absolutely outstanding young man. He was gifted both academically and sportingly."

"We are all devastated to hear the news and he will be sorely missed by his many friends."

South Yorkshire Police said he suffered fatal head injuries when the car went out of control and flipped onto its side.

Four men and two women, aged between 14 and 18, who were all travelling in the same car, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

Five of them have now been released without charge and one 17-year-old has been released on police bail.

Maltby firefighters were first on the scene and tried to save the 16-year-old, who is thought to have been thrown from the vehicle, but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 54-year-old Maltby woman, who did not wish to be named, said: "Lots of people are talking about the crash. It's just awful news that someone so young has lost their life."

Staff at a Maltby flower shop said small groups of tearful younsters had been into the store to buy flowers to place at the roadside.

Three teenagers, two males and one female, received treatment for minor injuries at Rotherham Hospital.

No other vehicle was involved in the crash.

Ashton Lane was closed off to traffic for several hours but was later cleared and reopened.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to call the accident hotline on 0114 2202970.

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