Woman suffers third-degree burns from pennies left in hot car

A woman in America has suffered one of the most unusual burn injuries you’ll ever hear about.

Woman suffers third-degree burns from pennies left in hot car

Melissa Sechrist, from Moore, Oklahoma, was left needing hospital treatment after being burned by spare change left baking in her car during a hot spell of weather.

The 48-year-old, suffered what she describes as "excruciating pain" last Wednesday after accidently spilling the pennies from a cup onto the seat of her car and then sitting on them.

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