Police say 2 children were found dead inside a vehicle in Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma police said Friday that two 2-year-old children were found dead in a vehicle after being accidentally left there.

The two were found around 3 p.m. Thursday by officers responding to a request for a welfare check on the vehicle pulled over on the street in Norman, Oklahoma, police spokeswoman Sarah Schettler said in a news release. Norman is about 20 miles (31 kilometers) south of Oklahoma City.

“Initial investigation indicates the two children were accidentally left in the vehicle for an extended period of time,” Schettler said.

Police have not released information about who left the children in the vehicle or how long they had been in the vehicle.

Schettler did not immediately respond to phone calls and emails requesting additional information.

According to police, the children’s bodies have been sent to the coroner’s office to determine the cause of death.

According to National Weather Service data, the temperature was about 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the sky was clear when the children were found.

According to the weather service, the temperature inside a vehicle can rise to more than 49 degrees Celsius in 30 minutes when the outside temperature is 31 degrees Celsius.