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A quick-thinking bus driver has been praised for taking immediate action after spotting a young child wandering barefoot and alone. in the middle of a busy street In Florida.
Driver and grandmother Barbara Baker stopped the bus on Route 12 in Tampa just after 7 a.m. on Aug. 31 to help the child, who was wearing pajamas, according to a video posted by Hillsboro Transit Authority (HART) on Wednesday.
”oh my godIn video footage taken from inside the bus, Baker can be heard saying, “Look, the baby is out on her own.”
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She stopped the bus and rushed out the front door to help the child.
“Come here, baby,” she said little boy before scooping up a child who was heading to the roadside by then.
The boy was found walking more than two blocks from his home by a veteran bus driver. (Courtesy of Hillsboro Area Regional Transportation Authority)
The boy was unable to tell them where his home was, so Baker returned to the bus with him in his arms.
“Hold on a second,” she told the bus passengers as she called HART operations. waited for the police To come.
The boy can be heard saying “mama” in the video. His age was not immediately clear.
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Baker held the man’s waist and continued to say soothing words as he waited for help.
Police knocked on doors in the neighborhood and found the child’s mother within 20 minutes of the incident. Hart said the family lived two and a half blocks from where the child was found.
Barbara Baker, a longtime bus driver, waited with the boy in her arms until police arrived. (Courtesy of Hillsboro Area Regional Transportation Authority)
In an interview with Hart after the incident, Baker said her “heart sank” the moment she saw the boy on the street.
“When the police came, I thought I was about to cry.” about my grandchildrenAnd I think, “Oh, a car.” [are] No one is there to help this baby on the road as it passes by. ”
The moment she saw the boy on the street, her “heart sank.”
Baker said she got emotional just remembering the incident. “But knowing my baby is home means a lot to me,” she said.
In a video posted to Facebook, Hart praised Baker, saying:transportation workers They don’t just drive cars, they protect their communities at every mile. ”
In an interview with HART, Baker said her “heart sank” when she saw the boy alone on the street. Social media users praise her for her quick thinking and actions. (Courtesy: Hillsboro Regional Transportation Authority)
“Operator Baker’s courage and care exemplify the dedication and heart that characterizes our team,” HART CEO Scott Drainebill said in a statement.
Operators are trained to remain alert and “situational aware” at all times. lost childrenAccording to the agency, human trafficking, etc.
In an interview with HART, Baker said he first started working for the company in 2005 before retiring as a truck driver. She then returned in 2012 and worked there for the past 14 years.
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Social media users also applauded her. ”you are a true heroMr. Baker! ” one woman wrote on Facebook.
“What we need more of is you guys, people who are unselfish, caring, and who care about their community,” said another.
