M'sian boy, 5, dies after being left in school van for over 4 hours, driver arrested

A school van driver, 54, has been arrested in relation to the death of a five-year-old Malaysian boy in Johor Bahru.

According to Malaysian media, the boy is believed to have been accidentally left in the school van for over four hours.

The driver had reportedly dropped off other students at a kindergarten around 7.30am.

The boy was discovered unconscious in the van at around 12pm in Taman Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru.

The boy's body was sent to Sultanah Aminah Hospital for a post-mortem, and the case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for neglect.

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