Policemen from the traffic section helped get an expectant woman to hospital in time this morning.

The police said the control room received a call for assistance at 8am from a man who was stuck in traffic with his wife in Marsa. He said his wife was about to give birth.

Two officers,  PC 248 Anthony Axiaq and PC 1256 Simon Schembri, responded by controlling the traffic so that the man could drive through, under the coordination of SM 888 Dunstan Camilleri, who was in charge and awaiting the couple in the vicinity of Mater Dei hospital.

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