Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh: A woman ended up delivering her baby on the road when she was being rushed to a community health center on a bicycle.

According to the Shahjahanpur police, the incident happened on the evening of April 9, 2020.

Aparna Gautam, the Superintendent of Police (rural), said:

“On the evening of April 9, the woman, a resident of Raghunathpur village, was being taken on a bicycle by her husband to Madnapur community health centre, which was 10 kilometres away. As the couple travelled almost 5 kilometres and reached near Sikandarpur crossing, the woman delivered a baby girl.”

Officer Gautam said that a passerby that saw the entire ordeal informed a PRV (Police Response Van).

The PRV took the woman to the health center.

Officer Gautam added:

“Meetu Tomar deployed on PRV-1358 with the help of a woman, who was working in the nearby fields, took the woman to Madnapur community health centre. Both the mother and the child are fine.”

Meetu Tomar was given a certificate of appreciation for helping the woman.