A woman gave birth to a child on the way while she was being carried on a cot after an ambulance failed to reach the pickup point due to the absence of motorable road in Chaulagheri village of Bagirposhi block in Mayurbhanj district on Sunday.
Sources said the pregnant woman got into labour following which her family members called up an ambulance. Although the ambulance arrived, it could not reach the pick point, due to the poor road condition.
Left with no alternative, her family members, with the help of other villagers carried the woman on their shoulders on a cot.
Their woes didn’t end there as they had to cross a river to reach near the ambulance.
Meanwhile, the woman delivered the baby on her way to the ambulance.
The woman and her newborn were then brought to the hospital in the ambulance stationed on the other side of the river.
The condition of the woman and the newborn was stated to be stable.