A four-year-old boy died of suffocation after he accidentally got locked inside a parked car while playing near his house at Kazhugur village, near Kulithalai, in Karur district on Thursday (April 30, 2026).
The deceased, identified as Sanjeevi, was the son of Velu, 36, a daily wage construction worker, and Mariswari, 30. According to police sources, Sanjeevi had been playing with other children in the neighbourhood when he got into a car parked near his house. The vehicle was covered, and the boy was believed to have accidentally shut the door from the inside, leaving himself trapped.
When the child did not return home for a long time, his parents and relatives began searching for him in the vicinity. On suspecting he might be in the car, they removed the cover over it and saw him, through the window, lying unconscious inside.
With the help of neighbours, the car was opened and the child was rushed to the Government District Headquarters Hospital, Kulithalai. However, doctors declared him brought dead.
The Thogamalai police have registered a case and sent the body for post-mortem examination. Further investigation is under way.
