Keeping a Water Bottle in Your Car Can Cause a Fatal Accident, Here’s Why

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Earlier on, experts warned against drinking water from a plastic bottle placed inside a hot car as toxic chemicals might leach into the water. Now, there’s another warning to avoid keeping water bottles, especially unsecured ones, in a car—to prevent fatal accidents.

On Feb. 12, 2020, the police department in Pendang District, Kedah, a state in northwest Malaysia, shared on the Facebook page “Polis Daerah Pendang” the danger of having water bottles in the car.