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Terrible tragedy in the parking lot of a large company located in the south of Toulouse. A 5-month-old baby was found around 5 p.m. in a car parked in a parking lot in full sun. The child could not be saved.
The afternoon is coming to an end and the heavy heat weighs on the city. More than 30° around 3 p.m. How many in the cars parked in a large parking lot, behind the Thales buildings, in the vast Basso-Cambo activity area? A lot.
And when around 5pm an employee returned to his vehicle after his day’s work, he discovered his baby in the back of the locked car. The alarm was raised just after 5pm. The Samu 31 immediately sent a team from the Smur pediatrics. The firefighters also mobilized resources and an ambulance.
Judicial investigation opened
But on site, these emergency specialists could only confirm the death of the baby, aged 5 months. In the car since the morning, the infant could not resist the heat and lack of air. His death was, unfortunately, quickly confirmed by the doctors leading to the opening of an investigation entrusted to the national police.
