A Virginia child died inside an extremely hot car Tuesday afternoon after being left there unattended for several hours.
Springfield Police said that temperatures reached 93 degrees at the time of the “tragic accident” and that the child was left after other family members stepped out.
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Authorities have launched an investigation to determine how the 5-year-old was forgotten for an extended amount of time.
First responders tried to revive the child and performed CPR at the scene to no avail. Fairfax Police Lt. John Lieb said that the community’s heart breaks for the child’s family.
The tragic incident is the 11th of its kind this year, according to advocacy group Kids and Cars.
