Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Four-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Trapped in Parked Car
A four-year-old girl named Gangavath Tanvitha Sri entered a parked car while playing.
The car doors locked, and she could not get out.
Her family noticed she was missing and searched for her.
After about three hours, they found her unconscious inside the car.
They took her to a hospital in Bhadrachalam.
Doctors said she had already died.
Police suspect she may have suffocated because the closed car had little ventilation.
Police are investigating the case.
Four-year-old Gangavath Tanvitha Sri died after becoming trapped inside a parked car in Vinobanagar.
Police said the child entered the car while playing and became trapped when its doors locked.
Family members found her unconscious between the front seats after searching for about three hours.
She was taken to an area hospital in Bhadrachalam, where doctors declared her brought dead.
Police suspect suffocation caused by poor ventilation and have registered a case after her father’s complaint.
- Who
- Four-year-old Gangavath Tanvitha Sri, daughter of Naveen, the former sarpanch of Vinobanagar.
- What
- She died after becoming trapped inside a parked car.
- When
- Sunday; the family found her after about three hours.
- Where
- Vinobanagar in Julurupadu mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district; she was taken to a hospital in Bhadrachalam.
- Why
- Police suspect she suffocated because there was insufficient ventilation inside the closed car.
- Victim
- Gangavath Tanvitha Sri, aged four
- Location
- Vinobanagar, Julurupadu mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district
- Discovery
- She was found unconscious between the front seats after about three hours
- Hospital
- Area hospital at Bhadrachalam
- Suspected cause
- Suffocation due to a lack of ventilation inside the closed car
- Police action
- Julurupadu police registered a case and launched an investigation