A 4-year-old child who fell asleep in the vehicle suffered heatstroke and was buried at the spot where he had taken a photo months earlier.

A 4-year-old child who fell asleep in the vehicle suffered heatstroke and was buried at the spot where he had taken a photo months earlier.

03.08.2026 18:23

In the Mazıdağı district of Mardin, 4-year-old Muhammed Aras Temel, who fell asleep in a car with its door open in the heat and became ill, dying in the hospital, was laid to rest beside his grandmother, whose grave he had visited and taken photos of a few months ago.

In the Mazıdağı district of Mardin, 4-year-old Muhammed Aras Temel, who fell asleep in a car with its door open, became ill inside the vehicle due to the hot weather. The little child, who lost his life struggle at the hospital he was taken to, was buried next to the grave of his grandmother, whom he had visited a few months ago and had his photo taken at her side.

FELL ASLEEP IN THE CAR UNDER THE SUN 

The incident occurred in the rural Ekinciler neighborhood of the Mazıdağı district. According to the information obtained, 4-year-old Muhammed Aras Temel got into his family's car, which was left with its door open, and fell asleep inside the vehicle after a while.

 SUFFERED A SEIZURE

His family, noticing little Muhammed, who had been under the sun for a long time, was horrified when they saw their child had become ill. The little child, immediately taken to Mazıdağı State Hospital by his family, was determined to have suffered a seizure due to excessive heat.

LOST HIS LIFE STRUGGLE

After his initial intervention, Muhammed Aras, whose condition was critical, was transferred by ambulance to Mardin Training and Research Hospital. The little child, taken to intensive care there, lost his life despite all the doctors' interventions.

BURIED NEXT TO HIS GRANDMOTHER

After the autopsy procedures, Muhammed Aras's lifeless body was handed over to his family and brought to the Ekinciler neighborhood amidst tears.

After the funeral prayer was held at the village cemetery, little Muhammed was laid to rest. The little child was buried right next to his grandmother Habibe Temel, whom he had visited only a few months ago and had a souvenir photo taken with her at her grave.

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