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Two toddlers die after suffocating in old car

Monday, November 28, 2022 | 1120 Views |

Two toddlers have died after suffocating in an abandoned old car parked a stone's throw away from their home.

The incident, which took place at Makakatlela ward in Oodi just outside the city capital last Thursday, has left the two toddler's parents with more questions than answers.

According to eyewitnesses who spoke on condition of anonymity, the two toddlers - a nephew and his uncle - were left in the care of their 19-year-old sister as the parents had left for work.

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