A woman has given birth while traveling on the Katunayake-Colombo Highway after the tire of their vehicle burst near the Peliyagoda exit.

A couple from Chilaw were traveling to Colombo for a doctor's appointment when the woman got labour pains.

The husband drove the vehicle at a high speed due to this reason. However, before the Peliyagoda exit, a tire of the vehicle suddenly burst.

The sudden shock caused the woman's water bag to burst. Although the husband attempted to flag down a passing vehicle, none of them had stopped to help.

A police vehicle arrived at the scene at this moment and the mother was transferred to the vehicle. She gave birth to the child in the vehicle.

She was later admitted to a private hospital in Colombo.