Four siblings, aged between two and seven years, died of suffocation after getting trapped inside a parked car in Randhiya village of Gujarat’s Amreli district, police officials said on Monday.
The incident occurred on Saturday when the children’s parents were working in a nearby agricultural field. The victims - two sisters aged 7 and 4 years, and two brothers aged 5 and 2 years - were playing near a Hyundai i20 car owned by farm owner Bharatbhai Mandani.
“The children managed to unlock the car with its keys and got inside but became trapped when the doors auto-locked. They were unable to unlock the doors and died due to suffocation,” said Himkar Singh, superintendent of police, Amreli.
The bodies were discovered only when their parents returned from work in the evening. The farm owner immediately informed the village sarpanch and the police.
The bodies were taken to Amreli hospital for post-mortem examination.
The couple, who migrated from Madhya Pradesh seeking agricultural work at Mandani’s farm, has a total of seven children.
{{/usCountry}}The couple, who migrated from Madhya Pradesh seeking agricultural work at Mandani’s farm, has a total of seven children.
{{/usCountry}}Arrangements were made to transport the bereaved family back to their native place, said police.
The Amreli taluka police have registered a case of accidental death and launched an investigation into the incident.