Dubai: A family of tourists forgot their newborn baby boy inside a seven-seater Dubai taxi at the airport, police said yesterday.
The parents who are from a Gulf country, called for a taxi from their hotel in Al Rigga area to take them to Dubai International Airport. After reaching the airport, the parents forgot their newborn baby inside the taxi and realised their mistake only after the taxi left the airport after dropping them.
According to police, the father said that he thought his son was with his mother who left the taxi before him while the mother thought her husband would take care of the child.
They contacted Dubai Police who coordinated with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to locate and contact the taxi driver.
Colonel Dr Mubarak Saeed Salim, director of Tourists Police department in Dubai Police, said even the driver didn’t know about the child until he received a call from the police.
“The driver was drinking tea in a cafeteria and didn’t know about the child. He told the officer that he didn’t notice the child nor heard his cry. “We asked the driver to check the car and he found the baby sleeping on the back seat of the car,” Colonel Salim said.
The taxi driver rushed to the nearest police station and handed over the baby who was then taken to his parents who were waiting at the airport. The family managed to catch their flight.
“We coordinated with RTA and located the taxi using the GPS system which tracked the driver routes,” Colonel Salim said.
