Schoolgirl forgotten in bus dies of heat, anxiety

A seven-year-old Saudi student died after the driver forgot her inside the school bus for several hours while on his way to school, newspapers said on Sunday.

Khowla Mohammed Hussein was found dead in the bus after the Saudi driver locked the bus without noticing she was inside, they said.

Doctors at a public hospital in the eastern province of Qateef said Khowla died because of heat, lack of oxygen and anxiety.

“The driver did the regular searching of the bus before locking it but he could not see the girl…upon hearing the news, he had a nervous breakdown,” the Arabic language daily 'Al Watan' said.