Hot Wheels for Real to open Saturday at Children's Museum

Hot Wheels for Real features full-size replicas of some cars and some special orange track setups. Those Hot Wheels cars in bins at the toy store with flashy colors, interesting designs and plenty of chrome are now coming to life at the Children’s Museum.

Two kids die in hot cars as risk rises

Two young children have died this month in Texas and Missouri after their parents accidentally left them in hot vehicles. The tragedies underscore what experts say is typically a seasonal spike in fatalities from hyperthermia, or heat stroke, among kids left in cars and trucks.

Children's Museum debuts Hot Wheels exhibit

Full-sized Hot Wheels cars are ready to race into The Children's Museum of Indianapolis May 26 in the all-new exhibit "Hot Wheels For Real." This new family exhibit will serve up immersive activities for three generations of Hot Wheels fans. There's something for mom, dad, grandparents, and of course today's youngest Hot Wheels fans.

Young Children Die In Hot Cars After Parents Forget Them

Two young children have died this month in Texas and Missouri after their parents accidentally left them all day in hot vehicles.

Toddlers and Hot Cars Can Be a Deadly Combination

Just last week, The Windsor Star reported that a mother left an eighteen-month old toddler and a five-month old infant locked in a car in a parking lot while mom shopping. The temperature that day reached 28 degrees Celsius (82 F). Rescued by Good Samaritans The children had been trapped in the car for about 20 minutes before Wendy Papineau and her friend Theresa Beneteau, noticed the children ...