FRSC rescues woman in labour - The Nation Nigeria

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday rescued an expectant woman  struggling to drive herself to hospital amid labour pain.

Mr Bisi Kazeem, the FRSC spokesman, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said that this occurred in Lagos.

He said that a patrol team belonging to the Airport Unit Command of the Corps, at about 2.34 p.m. sighted the pregnant woman.

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“She was struggling to drive amidst painful labour and was rushed to a nearby hospital in Ajao Estate, where she was delivered of a baby girl barely three hours later,” he said.

Kazeem explained that the gesture was part of the Corps statutory responsibility of saving lives through prompt rescue services on the roads.

Kazeem said that Corps Marshal Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has expressed deep appreciation to the patrol team for the prompt intervention and rescue services.