Train Leaves without Mother, 2 Children Still in the Wagon
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Smoking can have unpleasant consequences – not only health, as a mother found out in Germany. When she left the train to enjoy a cigarette, she couldn't make it on board in time. Her children continued on their own towards Stuttgart – including an infant. The dramatic incident occurred in the ICE 617 at a stop in Mannheim on Wednesday night. The mother wanted to use the short stop around 3 a.m. for a cigarette break on the platform – her childre…
Quickly a cigarette on the platform and get back on board, this plan went wrong for a woman: the ICE continued without her, in the middle of the night, on board her two children, eight months and 13 years old.
Actually, a mother only wanted to smoke a cigarette in Mannheim for a short time. A few seconds later, her train was gone – and her two children.
Because she smoked a cigarette on the platform, an ICE left without her. Her two children – eight months and 13 years old – were left alone on the train.
A brief cigarette break on a platform in Mannheim ended with a nighttime raid by the German Federal Police. The woman didn't make it back to the train she was traveling on with her two children. The train departed for Stuttgart with the 13-year-old and an 8-month-old on board. German media reported the incident, citing a statement from the Bundespolizei.
Children alone in the ICE: Mother misses train during smoking break in Mannheim Mannheim/Stuttgart – A short smoking break at Mannheim Central Station had unexpected consequences during the night on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. One mother missed the continuation of her ICE. Her two children stayed on the train and went on to Stuttgart without them. The children were an eight-month-old baby and a 13-year-old child. The mother noticed after her smo…
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