3-Year-Old Suffocates To Death In Locked Car In Rajasthan: Why You Must Never Leave A Kid Unattended In Vehicle

Never leave a young child unattended in a car at any time, regardless of the outside weather. Even on mild days, vehicles can quickly reach potentially lethal temperatures and can turn fatal for a child.

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Parents, if you are travelling with children in a car, pay extra attention while leaving the vehicle. Make sure your child or children is/are out of the car before you lock the vehicle and leave. And even if it's for a brief period, never leave a kid unattended in a closed and locked car.

In a tragic incident, a three-year-old girl died after her parents left her in the car, by mistake, while attending a wedding in Rajasthan's Kota, according to PTI. The event occurred in Jorawarpura village on Wednesday evening, and the police identified the deceased girl as Gorvika Nagar. She had been trapped in the car for about two hours when her family realised she was inside, and she had died. According to the police, Gorvika's family opposed an autopsy as well as any police investigation into the occurrence.

A similar occurrence occurred last month when a seven-year-old boy and his five-year-old sister died from asphyxia after being confined in an abandoned car in Mumbai. They entered an abandoned car parked around 100 metres from their house, most likely to escape the heat. Police claimed the children's bodies were discovered hours later, bathed in sweat and with indications of struggle, indicating they had attempted to flee multiple times. It looked like they died of suffocation.

How Harmful It Can Be To Leave Your Kids Unattended In Cars

According to reports, it's not simply a summer issue; even on moderate days, the heat inside a closed vehicle can reach deadly levels in an hour, posing significant health concerns to little children.

Never leave a youngster unattended in a car at any time, regardless of the outside weather. Even on mild days, vehicles can quickly reach potentially lethal temperatures.

According to reports, a hot car's inside temperature can rise by 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit in just 10 minutes. Children cannot regulate their body temperatures as well as adults, making them more vulnerable in closed, parked cars. They should never, ever be left unattended in a parked automobile, even for a "very short time"