Toddler dies after being ‘forgotten’ inside sweltering minibus ‘for seven hours’

The 18-month-old girl was found in a ‘critical condition’ inside the vehicle in Almada on the southern bank of the Tagus River directly opposite the capital Lisbon (Picture: Getty Images)

A toddler has died after being ‘forgotten’ and left on a nursery minibus for around seven hours amid searing temperatures in Portugal.

The 18-month-old girl was found in a ‘critical condition’ inside the vehicle in Almada on the southern bank of the Tagus River directly opposite the capital Lisbon just before 4pm yesterday.

Paramedics desperately tried to revive her, but she was declared dead at the scene.

The girl, named only as Sofia, was handed over to a worker at around ...