Bulandshahr (UP), Dec 5 (PTI) A woman gave birth to a baby boy in a state roadways bus, after which the driver drove to a hospital where doctors took care of the mother and the newborn.

"We were moving from Delhi to Chhibramau (in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district) when a passenger developed labour pain and gave birth," co-driver of the bus Alok Kumar said.

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The incident took place on Sunday.

The woman's husband Somesh Kumar, who was travelling along, said they were going to their village in Etah district in Uttar Pradesh from Delhi.

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The bus driver stopped the vehicle when the woman complained of labour pain. He later drove to nearby a private hospital, Somesh Kumar said.

"The doctors said both the mother and the child are safe," the co-driver said.

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