2 children across the country die in hot cars on the same day

On Aug. 13, children in Louisiana and Massachusetts sadly became the 22nd and 23rd children to die in hot cars across the U.S. so far in 2024.

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00:00Developing right now, two children are dead after being left in hot cars this week.

00:06These were separate incidents, but they occurred on the same day.

00:09Authorities say a one-year-old boy died Tuesday after being left in a car in Lexington, Massachusetts.

00:15Also on Tuesday, a 10-month-old girl died in a vehicle in Jennings, Louisiana.

00:20Child Advocate Group Kids and Car Safety says that these are sadly the 22nd and 23rd children

00:27to die in a hot car nationwide this year, the second in Louisiana and the first in Massachusetts.