Tragedy as mother and her one-year-old son die of carbon monoxide poisoning in New Jersey after snow blocked car tailpipe

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The woman, her son, her daughter, and her husband were driving home
They found a parking space so her husband got out to shovel snow away
He got back to the car 10 minutes later and all three were unconscious
The mother, 23, and son were pronounced dead, daughter in 'critical' state

Published: 14:23 EST, 24 January 2016 | Updated: 14:26 EST, 24 January 2016

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A 23-year-old mother and her one-year-old son have died of carbon monoxide poisoning after snow blocked the tailpipe of their car as they searched for a parking place.

The woman's three-year-old daughter is now in a critical condition in hospital after the incident in New Jersey last night.

All three were returning home to New Jersey in the family car with the father on Saturday night, ABC reports.

A mother and her one-year-old son have died of carbon monoxide poisoning after snow blocked the tailpipe of their car as they looked for a parking place near their home in Passaic, New Jersey (Union City, NJ, pictured)

At 8pm, the father got out to shovel snow from a parking space.

By the time he got back to the car at 8.11pm, his wife and children were unconscious inside, the report states.

All three were transported to St Mary's Hospital in Passaic.

The mother and son were pronounced dead immediately.