A three-year-old boy has died after allegedly being left inside a car during scorching temperatures in Sydney’s south-west.
According to police, emergency services responded to reports of an unresponsive child inside a car on Railway Parade at Glenfield around 3pm.
Paramedics arrived to treat the boy, who died at the scene. Police said local officers were told the child had been in the vehicle throughout the day.
Police allege the vehicle owner was known to the child and “raised the alarm” when he returned to the car. The man has been taken to Campbelltown police station.
A crime scene has been established and an investigation has been launched.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, temperatures peaked at around 34 degrees across Sydney’s south-western suburbs during the afternoon.
