Boy, 5, is locked inside a bus for 40 minutes as temperatures race towards 50C – in the SAME town where two kids died after being trapped inside a boiling car
- Tyler Walton, five, fell asleep in the kindergarten mini bus after an excursion
- His teacher escorted ten of 11 kids off the bus, accidentally leaving Tyler behind
- The mercury hit 28C outside but could have been up to 50C inside the mini bus
A five-year-old boy was locked inside a kindy bus for 40 minutes while temperatures inside the vehicle soared.
Tyler Walton was left inside the bus in Logan, Queensland, less than a month after two little girls died in a locked car nearby.
The youngster fell asleep in the Marsden Kindergarten and Child Care Centre bus last month at 1.50pm after a trip to a water park at Yarrabilba, Logan.
The temperature outside was 28C but could have been as high as 50C inside the mini bus.
Tyler Walton fell asleep in the Marsden Kindergarten and Child Care Centre bus after a trip to a water park at Yarrabilba, south of Brisbane (Google street view of the kindy)
When the bus arrived back at the centre from the water park, teacher Rosa Ulgia took ten of the 11 children off the bus and escorted them inside before going on a 40-minute lunch break, The Courier Mail reported.
According to an incident report filed by the kindergarten, Tyler was found at 2.30.
‘The educator had let the children out of the bus but failed to check the bus and was unaware Tyler was asleep in the back corner seat,’ the report read.
‘The educator took Tyler inside and attempted to cool Tyler down by giving him water and placing water over him.’
His mother Jean Davis rushed her son to the doctor.
Tyler was given the all-clear, but Ms Davis filed a police report the same day.
The Department of Early Education started an investigation.
The incident comes after two girls, aged one and two, died after being left in a car for hours in November.
Paramedics could not revive them and they were declared dead at the scene.
Police allege that after putting her two young daughters in the car to play at 6.30am on Saturday, November 23, Kerri-Ann Conley passed out inside her home.
Police allege that after putting her two young daughters in the car to play at 6.30am on Saturday, November 23, Kerri-Ann Conley (pictured) passed out inside her home
Queensland Police Detective Inspector Mark White said the children died from extreme heat exposure.
‘Paramedics made attempts to revive those children, unfortunately they were both declared deceased at the scene,’ he told reporters in a press conference.
‘The two children showed evidence of being exposed to extreme heat.
‘It’s tragic and we are putting a lot of emphasis on supporting our staff, because they do a very difficult job,’ he said.
The temperature inside a parked car can be more than 30 degrees hotter than outside the car.
Up to 75 per cent of the temperature increase occurs within five minutes of the car being closed.