Girl, 4, dies in burning car in Bedouin village north of Jerusalem
Initial police investigation into death of Aya Abu Diaa suggests children were playing with matches in abandoned vehicle
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A four-year-old girl from a Bedouin village north of Jerusalem died Tuesday after getting trapped in a burning parked car.
The girl, Aya Abu Diaa, was a resident of the Khalayleh neighborhood of the Bedouin Palestinian village of Al Jib in the West Bank.
Police said they had launched an investigation into the death. Initial findings suggested the car had been abandoned and that the girl had been playing with other children, likely with matches, causing the vehicle to burn.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze and medical officials then found the girl’s body.
Paramedics also treated several of her family members who suffered panic attacks.
Last week, firefighters said the blaze which killed 3-year-old Elad Prizat was likely caused by children playing with a device their mother used to light Shabbat candles.
The Times of Israel Community.