Three Siblings Die of Suffocation Inside a car in Kwara

Three siblings of the same parents, a boy and two girls, died on Sunday due to suffocation inside a car parked in their residential quarters in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State.

Their mother, Shade Silifat, who had gone out to buy Indomie noodles for their school meals on Monday, fainted due to the incident that happened at No. 8, Boluke Line, Zango-Kulende quarters in the Ilorin metropolis.

The tragedy occurred around 2 pm when the three children locked themselves in the parked car borrowed by their father from his sister within the premises of their quarters.

Their mother, upon discovering their footwear outside the parked car, raised an alarm after forcing the doors of the car open.

The three children were then rushed to Olutayo Clinic, very close to their residence, for medical attention

However, Dr. Adeyemo, the medical director, directed that they be taken to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, where they were confirmed dead.

The bodies of the three siblings were laid to rest in a Muslim cemetery, in accordance with Islamic rites.

Kanyi Daily recalls that the Kwara State Fire Service on Thursday recovered the body of a 49-year-old man and also rescued a 17-year-old boy from a domestic well in Offa town