Amman: A five-year-old boy died on Thursday after being left inside a private school bus in Zarqa, according to the Public Security Directorate spokesperson. Preliminary investigations revealed that the female driver, hired by parents to transport students, accidentally locked the vehicle with the child left inside for an extended period.
According to Jordan News Agency, the boy was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital and has been referred to forensic medicine to determine the exact cause of death. Police arrested the driver and launched an investigation ahead of referring her to prosecutors.