Alabama authorities on Monday called the death of a toddler inside a hot car a tragic accident after a contractor for the state Department of Human Resources allegedly had "forgotten that the child was in the vehicle.

He was under the custody of the Department of Human Resources in Birmingham, Ala., when he died Police called the death an "accident" after the boy was forgotten by the state contractor transporting him The death of an Alabama toddler who was left inside a hot car for hours was "forgotten" by a state contractor,