The driver received the call when there was very little time left. A passenger handed him the phone and, on the other end, the 144 emergency services told him that a pregnant woman on board was about to give birth. The man got all the passengers off, moved the bus to a safe spot, kept the air conditioning on and waited with the husband and a friend of the expectant mother.
At 3.39 pm on Friday 30 May, a baby girl was born on the bus. The doctor arrived just as the baby’s head was becoming visible. The mother and her baby were taken to hospital and are both doing well. The baby was due on 8 June.
TPG Line 1 is one of the busiest in Geneva. That Friday, it made an unusual stop. The driver did exactly what was required, without losing his cool.
Public transport in Switzerland works well. But this is a different matter altogether.