Narrow escape for mother, newborn and forest staff from wild elephant

Woman gives birth to boy in jeep; jumbo obstructs vehicle for two hours on way to hospital

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Palakkad

A 20-YEAR-OLD who gave birth to a baby boy en route to a hospital, and a team of health department officials, who got stuck between a wild elephant and wild buffaloes, had a miraculous escape on Christmas morning in Nelliyampathy.

According to health officials, Samba, wife of Sujay Sardar, a migrant worker living in Seetharkundu in Nelliyampathy, was on their way to the Nelliyampathy Primary Health Centre on Tuesday late night after she experienced labour pain. En route, the couple informed about the woman's condition to Sudina Surendran, the junior public health nurse at the health centre.