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A 2-year-old Alabama girl died after being left in a car today, authorities said.

Huntsville police officers were called this evening to Fleetwood Homes, a business just north of Airport Road on Memorial Parkway. Police said the child was left in the car at another location for a “lengthy time during the day.”

Later, the parent was driving the car and realized the child was inside, said Madison County Deputy Coroner Tyler Berryhill. The parent pulled over at Fleetwood.

"The 2 yr old child appears to have died inside the car,” a statement from Huntsville police says, though the exact cause of death is yet to be determined.

“There are no signs of injuries,” the statement continues. “It has been determined upon further investigation, the child was left in the car for a lengthy time during the day. At this time, this is being ruled as an accidental death. The investigation is still continuing."

Berryhill said an autopsy is scheduled for Friday at the Department of Forensic Sciences lab in Huntsville.

The two-year-old girl’s death is the second child hot car deaths this year, according to kidsandcars.org.

Alabama ranks 13th in the nation based on the number of child hot car deaths with 23 children dying after being left in hot cars since 1995.

At least 36 children have died in hot cars in 2018.

AL.com reporter Anna Beahm contributed to this report.

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#BREAKING: A child death investigation is underway at a business in south Huntsville. Scene is at Memorial Parkway and Airport Road. Lt. Michael Johnson says investigators can’t release anymore info yet. — Ashley Remkus (@aremkus1) August 23, 2018

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Update: police and coroner found 2-year-old victim of hot car death at Fleetwood Homes just north of Airport Road. Death didn’t happen here—driver pulled over after realizing the child was inside. — Ashley Remkus (@aremkus1) August 24, 2018

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There have been several hot car deaths in Alabama and around the nation in recent years.

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The shade, the clouds, or cracking a window – none of these things protect your child from the heat inside a vehicle. Thinking that you’ll “be right back” could leave you with a lifetime of regret. #CheckForBaby #HeatstrokeKills pic.twitter.com/JpZIkSEobn — NHTSA (@NHTSAgov) August 20, 2018

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A 1-year-old boy died on April 7, 2017, after he was left in his father's pickup truck outside a Vestavia Hills office building for eight hours.

The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office did not file charges against the father, calling the April 7 incident a “tragic accident.”

The child, Christian Evan Sanders, died from an elevated body temperature known as hyperthermia, which happens when the body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates.

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Another young boy, 3-year-old Dra Kadyn Hudson, died after he was left in a car on the Miles College campus on Sept. 25, 2017. Fairfield police said the boy was left in the car while his grandmother was at work at the college.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said the boy died from hyperthermia.

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(The son of Valarie Patterson charged with corpse abuse of a 5-year-old boy in Mobile, had to be restrained by officers during her bond hearing at Mobile District Court on August 23, 2017.)

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Charges of corpse abuse and manslaughter were sent to a grand jury after police said Valarie Rena Patterson of Mobile left 5-year-old Kamden Johnson in a daycare van.

Kamden was found dead in the driveway of a home in the 2100 block of Demotropolis Road on August 21. Patterson is accused of recklessly causing the death of Johnson by leaving him in a van. She reportedly then dumped his body.

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The FBI investigated the death of a 7-month-old infant who died after being left in a car during the work day at Marshall Space Flight Center on Sept. 21, 2017.

Officials said the child’s father was driving the car the child was left in. Marshall Space Flight Center officials said the father intended to drop the child off at the day care center on site, but went straight to work, leaving the child in the car.

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A reckless manslaughter charge faces Jennifer Bowden, 39, of Monroeville after authorities in south Alabama say she on May 2, 2016, left her son, who was about 7-months-old, in her car at her home.

She was arrested again after police said they found her intoxicated at the grave of her son.

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Justin Ross Harris serving life in a Georgia prison after he was convicted of malice murder and other charges in the June 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper.

Harris told police he forgot to drop his son off at day care that morning, driving straight to his job as a web developer for Home Depot, not remembering that Cooper was still in his car seat.

Harris moved from Tuscaloosa to the Atlanta area for work in 2012.

Investigators found evidence that Harris was engaging in online flirting and in-person affairs with numerous women other than his wife, including a prostitute and an underage teenager.

Prosecutors argued throughout the trial that Harris was unhappily married and intentionally killed his son because he wanted an escape from family life. Defense attorneys maintained that Harris was a loving father and that while he was responsible for the boy's death, it was a tragic accident.

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This year alone, 37 children have died from being left alone in a vehicle. Temperatures, even on a cool day, can soar to deadly levels in minutes. Never leave your child alone in a car, and always check the back seat when exiting your vehicle. #CheckforBaby #HeatstrokeKills pic.twitter.com/uktrUNSuyZ — NHTSA (@NHTSAgov) August 17, 2018