She was only removed when her mum brought a spare key from home to unlock the doors.
A team from Kusoldharm Rescue Foundation was called at 6pm to respond to an incident in front of grocery store on Ongzimpai Rd where a toddler had accidentally locked herself inside a vehicle.
Upon arrival, rescue workers found a group of residents and tourists attempting to open the car’s door with coat hangers in hope of freeing the child. The vehicle owner, named only as Dam, was pacing worriedly around the vehicle.
Dam told rescue workers that they had been to the store and when they returned to the car he put his daughter inside while he placed the shopping in the boot. He was unaware that the toddler had picked up the key and was shocked when he found she had locked the vehicle.
Dam said, “After I had placed the groceries in the boot I tried to open the doors but they were all locked. I tried for more than 15 minutes to get my daughter’s attention and to open the door but was not successful so I called for help.”
Rescue workers spent 20 minutes trying to unlock the vehicle but were unsuccessful. However, Dam told them that he had a spare key at his home and that he had contacted his wife to bring it but she had not yet arrived at the scene.
Finally, after a 30 minute wait, Dam's wife arrived with the spare key and the vehicle was unlocked.
"Today we were lucky that we were able to open the door. I will take this as a hard lesson and will never let my child be alone in a vehicle with car keys again. This is a very big lesson for all parents,” said Dam.