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Father drives 140 kilometres without realizing he left his 10-year-old son at a service station

Notícias de Coimbra1 September 2026 at 08:02

A father travelled about 140 kilometres on a motorway without realizing that his only 10-year-old son had been left at a service station. The man only noticed the child's absence when he arrived at his destination.

The child was left at the petrol station during a stop to rest or refuel. Without realizing that his son was not in the vehicle, the father continued the journey alone.

The case was reported to the authorities, who began searching for the child at the service station where he was believed to have been left. Security forces attempted to contact the father to inform him of the situation.

The boy was ultimately located safely, although the exact circumstances of the incident have not been fully clarified. The episode raises questions about the supervision of children during long vehicle journeys.

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