Overview
- A 38-year-old father traveling from Munich to Erfurt stepped off an ICE in Bamberg to smoke and the train departed with his one-year-old daughter and stroller still onboard.
- The father contacted station staff in Bamberg, who alerted the onboard conductors and the Bundespolizei about the situation.
- When the ICE reached Erfurt roughly half an hour later, Bundespolizei officers took the toddler and her stroller into their care at the station.
- The father arrived on the next ICE, was reunited with his daughter in the Bundespolizei premises, and remained with her after the handover; no charges or further actions have been reported.
- The case highlights how tightly timed long-distance train stops can separate passengers briefly and shows the Bundespolizei’s role in securing and reuniting vulnerable travelers.