The abandoned car in which the children got themselves locked up. ? Geo News screengrab

MULTAN: Two children were suffocated in Shujabad on Friday after they were accidentally trapped inside an abandoned car, according to rescue members.

Three minors while playing in a Shujabad street entered into a car, which was abandoned for months. The children accidentally got themselves locked inside the car, in intense hot and dry weather.

The minors kept shouting for help but to no avail. By the time rescue workers reached, two of the three trapped children, Ali Hassan and Shehroz, were suffocated.

Fortunately, the third child was rescued and reunited with his family.