Father leaves baby on train - and then it leaves without him

An Ohio dad was temporarily separated from his baby after he left the child on a train that departed without him.

The man was filmed placing the child on the train then stepping off for a cigarette. The train doors closed as he was on the platform, the train - and baby - then left without him.

The man was pictured running after the train but it was in vain.

The man stepped off the train to smoke a cigarette before it departed. Credit: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

The footage has been released by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority following the incident which happened last month, according to timestamps on the recording.

The man was later reunited with the child after passengers on the train alerted the driver to what had happened.