Tragedy strikes as two young children die trapped in abandoned taxi

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Tragedy strikes as two young children die trapped in abandoned taxi

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A village in Ang Thong in central Thailand is in grief after two children, a boy and a girl aged 6 and 5, died in an abandoned taxi. 

 

They were playing together. They managed to get in but couldn't get out. 

 

Their screams could not be heard and police believe they both suffocated in the hot sun of the day. 

 

Saowanee the mother of the six year old said that she often took him to work with her but today he asked to stay at home and play with his friend, a relative. 

 

She was shocked when she received a call that the pair were missing. 

 

The grandmother of the six year old said that her husband had given them money for sweets and they had gone out to play as normal. A shopkeeper confirmed they had been in to buy sweets.

 

At first she thought they may have drowned but that soon proved not to be the case. 

 

They were found by another man who heard an announcement about the missing children over a loudspeaker. 

 

Both were dead on the back seat of the cab. He took the girl out and laid her on the ground but she had already died. So had the boy. 

 

The owner of the cab said he had left it there for 3 years. He wasn't normally there and never saw children playing in it. 

 

Police think the children were playing and entered the taxi by the driver's door but after finding they couldn't get out by the other three doors they died from suffocation in the hot sun. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[tracker1]

Tragic and avoidable deaths just like children hiding on fridges A little thought could avoid accidents like this

 

[smedly]

very sad indeed

 

RIP

[JeffersLos]

54 minutes ago, tracker1 said:

A little thought could avoid accidents like this

Like not letting a 5 and 6 year old go out to play anywhere they want to unaccompanied? 

 

Yeah. 

[Paiman]

What a tragedy for the family. My condolences.

[anterian]

So much in modern cars depend on electricity, door locks, windows etc, once the battery is flat nothing works. In an older model they could have wound down a window. 

[giddyup]

1 hour ago, anterian said:

So much in modern cars depend on electricity, door locks, windows etc, once the battery is flat nothing works. In an older model they could have wound down a window. 

All cars can be opened from the inside, battery flat or not.

[Peterhua]

13 minutes ago, giddyup said:

All cars can be opened from the inside, battery flat or not.

But a 5 or 6 year old probably wouldn't' know how to especially if they had locked the door/s while playing. 

[timendres]

A pain that cannot be described. My hearts goes out to the parents.

[phantomfiddler]

1 hour ago, giddyup said:

All cars can be opened from the inside, battery flat or not.

IF the person knows what they are doing, possibly not the case with children of that age ???? 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

Like not letting a 5 and 6 year old go out to play anywhere they want to unaccompanied? 

 

Yeah. 

Exactly two needless deaths through negligence.

RiP little ones.

[Aussieroaming]

RIP kids, yes a tragedy.

[stouricks]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The owner of the cab said he had left it there for 3 years. He wasn't normally there and never saw children playing in it. 

So he had abandoned the car for 3 years, wasn't normally there........and never saw children playing in it. What an excuse!

[steven100]

very tragic and sad event. They entered from the drivers door so it wasn't locked i expect. Could have exited the same way. If only someone had off walked past .... 

heart wrenching sad news.

RIP kids.

[Bangkok Barry]

24 minutes ago, stouricks said:

So he had abandoned the car for 3 years, wasn't normally there........and never saw children playing in it. What an excuse!

And far too much trouble to actually lock it.

[Daffy D]

Very sad 

 

The kids had probably never ben in a car and had no idea what all the switches and handles were for, so had no idea how to open a door.

[zyphodb]

So sad, RIP little ones...

[malthebluff]

Sad I feel for the families accidents happen but when its children it always seems worst 

[spiekerjozef]

Very tragic and at such a young age...

Heartbreaking.

R.I.P brave souls.

[Bob A Kneale]

5 hours ago, giddyup said:

All cars can be opened from the inside, battery flat or not.

Not if the childproof locks are engaged.

[Kinnock]

1 hour ago, stouricks said:

So he had abandoned the car for 3 years, wasn't normally there........and never saw children playing in it. What an excuse!

Yes - stop leaving your old <deleted> lying around - risk to kids and an eyesore.

[CanadaSam]

The rear doors could have had the child safety locks on, which means not openable from the inside. The police say they may have entered from the driver's door, which begs the question why did they not get back to the front of the car? One possible answer is for children of that age, it would be much easier for them to climb from the front seat over to the back, but to climb back to the front may have been impossible, due to the height from back floor to the top of front seats. A tragedy in every sense of the word, RIP young ones.

 

[tracker1]

On 6/25/2020 at 10:51 AM, JeffersLos said:

Like not letting a 5 and 6 year old go out to play anywhere they want to unaccompanied? 

 

Yeah. 

Not sure what your comment implies or are you just being sarcastic ???

[samsensam]

On 6/25/2020 at 3:19 AM, webfact said:

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i think you should post such a comment/warning when posting any article about a fatality, not just in this case.