TOKYO - A young girl, approximately two years old, died after her neck was caught in a car window in Nerima Ward, Tokyo. The girl was transported to the hospital but later succumbed to her injuries.
At around 11 a.m. on May 21, a woman, believed to be the girl's mother, called emergency services, reporting that her daughter's neck was trapped and could not be freed from the car window in Shakujiimachi, Nerima Ward.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the child, estimated to be around two years old, had her neck caught in the car window.
Although she was rescued by those at the scene and rushed to the hospital, she was unconscious and later pronounced dead.
At the time of the accident, the car reportedly had two occupants: the girl and the woman presumed to be her mother. The girl was seated in the back seat of the car.
Subsequent investigations revealed that the girl was seated in a child seat in the rear seat on the driver's side but was not secured with the seat belt.
The mother explained, 'When we left home, I opened all the windows for ventilation. After a while, I thought I had closed all the windows except the one on the child's side. When I didn't get a response from her after calling out, I stopped the car at a red light and turned around to find her neck trapped in the window.'
Source: ANN
