Four children die of suffocation after being trapped in car in UP

In a tragic incident, four children died due to suffocation after getting stuck inside a car while playing in Chandinagar area of Bagpat on Friday.

Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh): Four children died of suffocation on Friday after they were trapped in a car while playing at Singauli Taga village in the Chandinagar area here.

The incident took place when five children were playing inside Anil Tyagi’s car, parked outside his house and it got locked and they were trapped inside it, police said.

The children who were trapped inside the car were identified as Niyati (8), Vandana (4), Akshay (4), Krishna (7) and Shivansh (8), they said.

Except Shivansh, all others died on the spot.

Circle Officer Mangal Singh Rawat said prima facie, it appeared to be a case of suffocation.

Meanwhile, neighbours alleged that it was due to the callousness of the car owner that this incident took place, he said, adding that charges will be probed.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

(With inputs from agency)