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Calgary Taxi Driver Helps Deliver Baby in Back Seat During −23°C Storm

He judged driving through icy roads would be faster than waiting for an ambulance.

Overview

  • Hardeep Singh Toor answered a late-night urgent dispatch in Calgary and picked up a woman in advanced labor with her partner.
  • The roughly 30-minute trip to Peter Lougheed Centre unfolded in a winter storm with temperatures near −23°C and slick, hazardous roads.
  • With the hospital just blocks away, the baby girl was delivered in the back seat before the cab reached the entrance.
  • On arrival, Toor alerted security and medical staff quickly took over care, later telling him mother and newborn were doing well.
  • Local broadcasters reported Toor’s first-person account, and he has drawn public praise for his steady response under pressure.