Twin babies die after ‘accidentally’ being left in hot car

An investigation is in progress.

Two 5-month-old infants, a boy and a girl, have died after they were left unattended in their family's overheated vehicle. According to the Richmond-Times Dispatch, the infants were found on Thursday. Police in Virgina have said that they believe "it wasn't intentional", with Chesterfield police Maj. Frank Carpenter adding:

“We believe it was truly an accident.”

He said that the two children were found inside their parent's SUV - but, other than that, he said he couldn't provide any more details about the timeline or how hot the car was. The investigators said that the two children are believed to be twins. Both of them were approximately 5 months old. They are currently awaiting autopsy results from the medical examiner's office. The publication reports that Chesterfield Fire & EMS spokesman Jason Elmore said paramedics rushed to the scene around 2.30pm, after a report of two children being found unresponsive in an unattended vehicle. He said that when they arrived, "there were two infants in cardiac arrest". Both of them were rushed to the nearby Chippenham Hospital. Sadly, one of the infants was pronounced dead soon after arriving. The other passed away several hours later.