Dash cam footage appears to show a carjacker stealing a mother's car and abandoning a 3-year-old child on the side of the road in Oakland Park, Florida, on Wednesday.

The mother was driving with her daughter when she was involved in a traffic accident with another vehicle. After the accident, she got out of her vehicle to exchange information with the other driver. At this point, the suspect allegedly jumped into her vehicle and fled with her child in the back seat. NBC Miami.

The mother tried to stop the suspected car thief by holding onto the car door and telling him the child was still in the car, but the suspect continued driving and dragged the mother away, the report states.

“All of a sudden this guy comes in the car and I hold on to the car and call out to him, 'My baby, my baby!'” the mother told the outlet. (RELATED: Video shows Amazon delivery driver punching carjacking suspect)

Oakland Park carjacker abducts 3-year-old child and abandons her on the side of the road in a car seat, caught on bus surveillance camera; BSO asks for tips; reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. Broward Sheriff Crime Stopper 2 pic.twitter.com/uB0ax6OoZ5

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Video footage then shows the man stop the car, remove the car seat and place it on the sidewalk before driving off again, NBC Miami reported.

Another video shows the man abandoning the car. Authorities are still searching for the suspect.

“Thankfully, in this situation, the baby was safe and a good Samaritan was on scene who witnessed what happened and assisted,” Broward County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Miranda Grossman told reporters. “It could have been a lot worse.”