Unwitting police chase car headed to hospital for emergency birth

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A police chase through Melbourne's outer east early this morning ended with the delivery of a healthy baby.

Dandenong police attempted to intercept a car for a routine check just before 2:00am.

The driver, Seyha Ng, 38, refused to stop but continued to obey the speed limit and road signs.

As he pulled into the emergency entrance of Dandenong Hospital, his wife Metaouk Ing gave birth, shocking both the father and the pursuing police officers.

"I (was worried) more about my baby's life and if she's OK, if she's safe," Ms Ing said.

"I felt so scared I just want to get to hospital as soon as I could to protect her life."

The baby was two weeks early and the birth caught everyone off guard.

"Because it's the first baby, I didn't know what happened," Mr Ing said.

"I didn't see the baby, I just heard the baby cry.

"Then my wife said, 'oh, the baby's head has come out'."

Stephen Boyle of Victoria Police says Ms Ing and her as yet unnamed baby daughter are both well.

"More of a concern is the father who was in shock that he'd been involved in a police pursuit and he'd become a new father," he said.

Police say Mr Ing kept to the speed limit and there will be no charges for failing to stop.

Topics: offbeat, babies, dandenong-3175

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