A six-year-old boy has died in Dubai after being left behind on a bus.
According to a Tweet from Dubai Police, the boy didn't get off with the other children when it reached its destination in Al Quoz at 8:00 am on Saturday.
He was found dead later in the day.
Temperatures in the country soared to around 45°C on Saturday.
قبل قليل، وفاة طفل يبلغ (٦سنوات) من الجنسية الاسيوية في حافلة تابعة لمركز تحفيظ القرآن في منطقة القوز بعد نزول جميع الأطفال واغلاق الابواب وتركه منسياً منذ الساعة ٨:٠٠ داخل الباص حتى فارق الحياة. pic.twitter.com/YvGdSmXkN9
— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) June 15, 2019

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