Baby dies after hours in car on hottest day

A seven-month-old child has died in hospital after being left unattended in a car for a number of hours on the hottest day of the year so far.

The child was found in an “unresponsive” state, according to gardaí, after 1pm yesterday in the village of Dundrum in west Co Tipperary.

Gardaí confirmed that they attended the scene after a 999 call was made, as did other emergency service personnel, and a local GP.