Bengaluru: A pregnant woman travelling in a bus experienced delivery pain en route and delivered a baby in the Karnataka State Road Transportation(KSRTC) bus with the assistance of a lady conductor. Both the child and mother are healthy now.
On May 15, a KSRTC bus (No. KA 18 F 0865) of Chikkamagaluru Depot of Chikkamagaluru Division operating on Bangalore-Chikkamagaluru route was carrying 45 passengers. One of the pregnant passengers experienced delivery pain in the noon at 1.30 pm near Udayapura Agriculture College. As there was no hospital nearby, women conductor S. Vasanthamma, Token No. 245 felt the need to help the pregnant woman, stopped the bus and made all the passengers get down from the bus and facilitated the pregnant to deliver the baby in the bus itself.
As the pregnant woman was financially weak, the crew of the bus collected Rs. 1500 from the passengers of the bus and handed over the same for emergency expenditure of the lady.
Later, the lady was shifted to Shanthagrama Hospital through Ambulance and provided necessary treatment. Now the child and woman are healthy.
The timely humanitarian service of lady conductor in responding to the needs of the pregnant and saving the life of child and mother is highly appreciable. This exemplary service by lady conductor was appreciated by G. Sathyavathi, Managing Director, KSRTC.