Twin boys were found dead inside a vehicle outside South Carolina daycare center Wednesday.
Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff's office were called to the scene outside the Sunshine House Early Learning Academy in Blythewood at around 5.30pm eastern time for a report of two unresponsive infants.
They arrived to find the two children in a vehicle, and EMS pronounced them dead on the scene, the sheriff's office reported.
As of Wednesday evening, authorities said it was unclear whether staff at the daycare center had any involvement in the deaths.
Twin infant boys were found dead in a vehicle outside a daycare center in South Carolina on Wednesday
Police were called to the scene at around 5.30pm for a report of two unresponsive infants. They were pronounced dead on the scene
Officers said the investigation is ongoing.
The Richland County Coroner told ABC4 that the infants were twin boys.
Screams and crying could be heard at the scene, the station also reported.
A cause of death was not released, but the boys were the second and third children to be found dead in vehicles in the state this year, the Post and Courier reported.
The daycare has a capacity of 159 children, and police said it was unclear whether staff there had any involvement in the children's deaths
The Sunshine house in Blythewood is part of a chain of more than 100 day cares across nine states
In June, Jacob Mutis, 3, died inside a car from heat stroke, according to the outlet.
It was around 83 degrees outside when police were called to the scene, which can cause the interior of a car to reach 117 degrees within 30 minutes, and 126 degrees within an hour.
The Sunshine House in Blythewood has a capacity for 159 children, the Courier reported, and is part of a chain that runs more than 100 day cares across nine states, with more than 12,000 children.
