A father in a rush accidentally put his three-year-old son onto the security scanner conveyor belt at a train station in southern China.

In the CCTV video, filmed in the city of Guigang in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on January 12, a man can be seen taking off his backpack and placing it onto the X-ray machine.

After that, he picked up his son who was sitting on a suitcase and then put him onto the conveyor belt of the scanner as well.

The father did not realize his mistake until the train staff and other travellers noticed. He then quickly dragged his son out of the scanner.

According to reports, the father was in a rush to catch the train and mistook his son for luggage.

1月12日，广西贵港一男子乘火车过安检时，竟顺手把坐行李箱上的孩子抱上安检仪传送带。安检员和周围旅客大声提醒后，男子才反应过来。经民警了解，孩子平时由爷爷奶奶带，男子在贵港务工，妻子在广东务工。此行是带孩子去广州和妻子过年，急着赶车才出错。