Two highway patrol members went from policeman, to midwife, to ambulance driver in a very short space of time last night after intercepting a car for speeding at Tyrendarra near Portland last night, Victoria Police say.
The Portland Highway Patrol members intercepted the car on the Princes Highway at 8.40 last night not knowing that the driver was transporting an expectant mother from Portland to the Warrnambool Hospital.
While speaking to the driver it became very evident to the members that the woman was in labour.
An ambulance was called but the baby boy was not going to wait for its arrival, despite the members hopes for a speedy response.
The baby was born at 9pm with the assistance of the two senior constables.
A paramedic arrived shortly after the birth and attended to the woman and her child before they were conveyed to the Warrnambool Hospital with one of the police members driving the ambulance.
