Baby boy born on the back of a bus in Hackney last week
A woman who gave birth to a baby boy on the back of a London bus last week has named the child Dennis after the vehicle’s manufacturer, Dennis Brothers Ltd. 7.5lb Olatidebe Dennis Agboola arrived a day early last Thursday as the bus travelled through Hackney in the East End of London.
Luckily one of the passengers also travelling on the single-decker bus was a switchboard operator at local Homerton Hospital, Carole Allen, who was able to assist the mother-to-be Emiloju Fatima Lawal as she went into labour.
37-year-old Miss Lawal from Hackney said the other passengers didn’t realise what was happening at first, she said “A man asked if I was OK, I said ‘No, I’m in Labour.’
The fast thinking bus driver, Pauline Jacob was quick to act, pulling the vehicle over immediately and calling the bus switchboard to have an ambulance dispatched. But before the emergency services had a chance to arrive, the baby was out. Miss Allen said “He just flew out onto the floor. I didn’t feel panicked, just relieved.”
Miss Lawal, who has another three children, decided upon Dennis for a middle name to remind him of the unconventional way he arrived. Dennis Brothers Ltd is a renowned manufacturer which was set up by two brothers back in 1895, they have been making buses for over a 100 years.