A three-year-old boy has died in a popular Spanish town after being found trapped in a car in 27C heat.

Emergency responders dashed to the scene in Linares in the Andalucian province of Jaen, after a member of the public made a frantic 999 call just before 3pm on Tuesday.

The car was parked on a street in a residential area of Linares, where temperatures soared to around 27C today.

Rescue workers freed him from the vehicle where he was found without a heartbeat and attempted to revive him for several minutes.

The child was then rushed to a local hospital where he was tragically declared dead.