Toddler dies from heatstroke in Spain after being left in father's car

Man had intended to drop toddler at nursery when he was distracted by a phone call and went to work, leaving the child in the car, according to reports

Spain is having an unseasonably hot spell that could push temperatures in some areas to 38C.

A two-year-old girl has died of heatstroke in north-west Spain after being accidentally left in her father’s car during an unseasonably hot spell that could push temperatures in some areas to 38C.

The child, who has not been named, went into cardiac arrest on Wednesday afternoon after spending several hours inside the vehicle in the Galician town of Brión after her father forgot to take her to nursery.