A rescue operation under way after a child was locked in a car in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The NationalA rescue operation under way after a child was locked in a car in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The NationalChildren locked in cars during summer at risk of suffocation, warns senior officer, after Q1 figures released
Dubai Police rescued 79 children in Q1: 50 from homes, 24 from cars and five from lifts.
Col Abdullah Beshwa warns that leaving children in vehicles, homes or lifts is unacceptable due to severe safety risks.
Heat poses a lethal threat in parked cars during summer, with suffocation, heatstroke and dehydration possible within minutes.
In 2025, police received 301 calls, rescuing 165 children from homes, 107 from vehicles and 29 from lifts.
