By The Associated Press
MONTEVALLO, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say two young children died Saturday afternoon after they climbed into a vehicle outside their home and got locked inside for more than an hour.
Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans told al.com that the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, but it appears to be just a “tragic accident.”
The parents told authorities the two boys – ages 3 and 1 – were thought to be playing in their rooms but had gone outside unnoticed apparently. The family frantically searched for them and eventually found them inside the vehicle. Both were unresponsive and rushed to Shelby Baptist Medical Center where they were later pronounced dead.
Evans said the boys had gotten into the vehicle sometime after 1 p.m. and were discovered about 3:30 p.m.
Temperatures on Saturday were in the 90s.
Autopsies will be done in Montgomery on Monday to determine the exact cause of death.
The boys’ names are not being released at this time.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, says that children dying from heatstroke in cars, either because they were left or became trapped, has increased in recent years.
There were 52 hot car deaths in 2019, and a record 53 deaths in 2018, according to the organization.
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