They had reason for celebration.

The fellow traveler, known only as Mrs. Shao, delivered the baby at the lavatory in the morning. It fell into the toilet bowl by accident and was rescued.

Mrs. Shao on the Tzu-chiang express went into labor shortly before noon. The train was about to reach Suao, a fishing port south of Yilan in eastern Taiwan when Mrs. Shao struggled into the lavatory.

Fellow passengers heard the baby cry, and one of them opened the lavatory door only to find a leg of the baby jutted out of the toilet bowl and the mother unconscious. They dialed 119 for help.

As soon as the train eased into the Suao station, firemen and three interns at the Po-ai Hospital in the port city were there ready to lend a helping hand.

It took one hour to get the baby out of the bowl unscathed.

As the baby had its head stuck in the bowl, rescuers had to supply it with oxygen to keep it alive.

Passengers embraced each other to celebrate the successful delivery of the baby girl.

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