How witnesses ‘stood around doing nothing’ as they watched a car go up in flames not knowing a girl, 2, was trapped and being burned alive inside
- A toddler who died in a car fire in Western Australia was playing with her brother
- The four-year-old managed to escape before the car burst into flames
- Family members have expressed their grief on social media over the tragedy
A witness to a tragic car fire which left a toddler dead says people were watching as flames engulfed the vehicle, with no idea the girl was inside.
The two-year-old died as fire took hold of the car on Ironwood Drive in Kununurra, in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, at about 7am on Sunday.
The toddler had been playing with her four-year-old brother, who managed to escape the flames, according to the West Australian.
Emergency services rushed to the scene after a Triple-0 call was made by a witness, who didn’t know the girl was trapped inside.
The grisly discovery was made after firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Police have established a crime scene at the home as arson detectives work to investigate what caused the fatal accident.
A witness told the paper she saw about six people standing and watching the flames.
‘They definitely watched the car, they weren’t screaming or trying to do something,’ she said.
‘Because they weren’t doing anything I just thought maybe they had set it on fire, it’s crazy.’
Member for Kimberley Josie Farrer said the community is reeling from the tragic accident.
‘That young age, you just don’t know what to say. It’s far too young to lose a child of that age. It’s too raw an issue to talk about,’ Ms Farrer said.
The two-year-old girl lay dying inside as fire took hold of the vehicle on Ironwood Drive in Kununurra, in Western Australia’s Kimberly region at about 7am on Sunday
The family has expressed their grief on social media, describing the toddler as ‘a precious little girl’.
‘Love and miss you my beautiful granddaughter. words cannot explain how much you’re going to be missed from us all,’ a relative wrote.
Other members of the outback community rallied around the family.
‘May all the Ancient ones surround you now and support and give strength at this time. My heart goes out to you all,’ a woman wrote.
Police have established a crime scene at the home as arson detectives work to investigate what caused the fatal accident.
The fire is not being treated as suspicious.
Emergency services rushed to a house in Ironwood Drive in the Kimberly town of Kununurra after reports of a car fire about 7am on Sunday