A surveillance video released by a transit authority in Cleveland shows a man stepping off a train to smoke a cigarette and then frantically chasing after it when it leaves the station with his baby on board.
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority released a statement about the Jan. 12 incident in East Cleveland on Wednesday.
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The statement says the train’s driver learned about the baby on board before it arrived at the next station, which was just a minute away.
RTA officials responded and quickly returned to the station where the father was reunited with the child.
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