In a tragic turn of events, deadly heat inside closed cars claimed the lives of three children in France and Egypt within two days.

France and Egypt have each witnessed two separate tragic incidents, resulting in the death of three children, after they were left inside closed cars for hours, amid severe heat waves and record-high temperatures hitting the two regions in recent days.

France: Two brothers die inside a car in Carpentras

In southern France, authorities in the town of Carpentras found the bodies of two brothers, aged two and four, inside their family's car parked in the driveway of the family home, in a shocking incident that coincided with a severe heat wave.

According to the prosecutor's office, initial findings indicate that the two children entered the car or the door was accidentally locked on them, resulting in them being trapped inside without being able to get out.

The children's mother found them inside the vehicle, before emergency teams were called in and tried to revive them, but the rescue attempts were unsuccessful, and they were pronounced dead at the scene.

The public prosecutor's office announced the opening of a preliminary investigation into manslaughter, ordering autopsies to determine the exact cause of death. The region also recorded temperatures ranging between 39 and 42 degrees Celsius, amid warnings of a red-level heatwave.

Egypt: Child dies inside his father's car in Cairo

In Egypt, a 3-year-old child died inside his father's car in Cairo Governorate, after being kept for hours inside a closed vehicle in extremely hot weather.

According to the details, the father had taken his child in the morning to drop him off at the nursery, before he got busy and headed to his workplace in the Fifth Settlement area. During that time, the child fell asleep in the back seat, which led to him being forgotten inside the car after it was locked and he left the place.

The tragedy was only discovered hours later, when the family received a call from the nursery inquiring about the child's absence. The father rushed to the car and found that he had passed away. Egyptian authorities launched extensive investigations to determine the circumstances of the accident and take the necessary legal measures.

Frequent warning

These two incidents bring back into focus the dangers of leaving children inside cars, especially during the summer, when temperatures inside closed vehicles can rise rapidly to life-threatening levels within minutes.