Business director dies while sleeping in car
Coming home late, a 34-year-old director in Hai Phong drove his car into his family's garage, closed the door, turned on the air conditioner and fell asleep, leading to his death.
On the morning of September 19, relatives and residents of Ha Lung, Dang Hai ward (Hai An, Hai Phong) were shocked to discover that Mr. Van (34 years old, director of an investment and construction joint stock company) had died in his personal car parked in his family's garage.
Examining the scene, vehicle and body, authorities determined the victim died at 2:45 a.m.
Authorities concluded that the cause of death was because Mr. Van "closed the car door, started the engine, ran the air conditioner, the air did not circulate, the oxygen content gradually decreased, and the CO content increased, leading to suffocation".
Relatives said that on the night of September 18, due to being busy with work, Mr. Van came home later than usual. At that time, it was raining, and he probably did not want to open the door and disturb his wife and children's sleep, so he parked the car in the garage, started the engine, turned on the air conditioner and slept.
Experts recommend that if you have to wait for a long time or sleep in a car with the air conditioner on and it is stopped, people inside should lower the windows to allow air circulation.
*The victim's name has been changed.
