3-yr-old dies after left in bus for hours, heatstroke suspected
幼稚園バスで3歳女児が心肺停止 病院で死亡確認 熱中症か
Kyodo -- Sep 06
A 3-year-old girl died Monday after she was likely left for about five hours inside a kindergarten school bus in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, police said.
China Kawamoto is suspected of dying of heatstroke, according to the Shizuoka city fire department, which has jurisdiction over Makinohara. Police may pursue professional negligence resulting in death in connection with the case.
The bus arrived at her kindergarten at around 8:50 a.m. and school staff found her unconscious inside the bus at around 2:10 p.m., according to police. She was subsequently confirmed dead. ...continue reading
Sep 06 (ANNnewsCH) - 3歳の女の子が幼稚園の送迎バス内で倒れているのが見つかり、その後、死亡が確認されました。熱中症とみられています。 ...continue reading
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