The Birmingham Police Department is investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who was trapped inside a hot car while in the custody of an worker contracted by the Alabama Department of Human Resources,

The boy, who was in foster care, was being transported between a supervised visit and day care, his aunt said. State lawmakers said they were seeking answers and the police were investigating.

Legislators in Alabama's capital are offering their thoughts on the recent death of a 3-year-old child who was left to die in a hot car in Bessemer Tuesday.