Relatives found a two-year-old in the vehicle in the backyard of a home in Woorabinda, south-west of Rockhampton, at about 6.30pm on Friday. Another young child was later found in the rear footwell.
The family of two boys, aged two and three, were left reeling on Friday night when their lifeless bodies were pulled from an unused car - but that was not the only tragedy to take place in Woorabinda.
A tiny Indigenous community has been rocked by the death of a much-loved teacher, which has compounded a week a of tragedy that has also seen two toddlers and 19-year-old pass away.