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This is an archive article published on May 20, 2010

Left in bus,Indian girl dies in Qatar

A four-year old Indian girl reportedly died of heat and asphyxiation after she was accidentally left locked inside a school bus for over four hours in Qatar.

A four-year old Indian girl reportedly died of heat and asphyxiation after she was accidentally left locked inside a school bus for over four hours in Qatar.

The incident took place when the bus driver parked the vehicle and took the children to school,forgetting to ensure that they all got off at the destination. After dropping them off,he took the bus back,without realising that the young girl was still in the bus.

The victim was identified as Sarah Gazdhar,a KG-1 student of Delhi Public School,Doha. Sarah,whose family is from Jodhpur,had joined the school last month.

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According to a school official,the incident happened on Monday when the child had boarded the bus from her house.

When Sarahs mother went to pick her up,she was told that she had not been to class.

Sarah was eventually found in the bus and was rushed to the hospital where she was declared dead.

The minibus driver has been arrested.

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