A five-year-old boy collapsed and died after drinking ice cold water while he was playing with pals in 40C heat, it has emerged.
Samir Mohamed was riding his bike in the Egyptian city of Tanta, located between Cairo and Alexandria, when he stopped to take a drink of iced water.
However, the young lad reportedly collapsed and died before he reached hospital with doctors saying a sharp drop in blood circulation caused his untimely death.
