Newborn survives slipping down the train toilet!
A 22 year old pregnant female commuter travelling in Kalka Express train from suratgrajhto Hanumangarh in Rajasthan India, fainted in the train toilet cubicle on 16th February 2015 after giving birth to a baby boy who miraculously survived slipping down the toilet and landing on the railway tracks according to the Indian Railway police.
‘The woman, felt acute labour pain, after delivering the baby boy, because of heavy bleeding, became unconscious. She was taken off the train in Hanumangarh, which was the next station, eight km from the delivery site and was taken to a hospital,’ the official said
Meanwhile, the guard of a Food Corporation of India warehouse near the railway station, passing the spot, heard the baby crying and raised the alarm and informed railway authorities at Dabli Rathan which passed the message to Hanumangarh station. The baby was rescued and was taken to the same hospital where he was reunited with his mother and father, they could not control their happiness, as they did not expect their newborn survive this ordeal.
Most Indian trains have both western-style and squat toilets with chutes that empty directly onto the tracks.