‘We just had to get on with it’ Coupar Angus man delivers baby granddaughter en route to hospital

A Tayside man delivered his granddaughter in the back of his truck after she arrived en route to hospital.

William Graham Sr had to pull into a bus stop in Glamis after his son’s partner started to give birth in the back of his pick-up.

Baby Grace was safely delivered to parents Frances and William Jr at 5am on Saturday and local police officers helped to look after mum and baby until medical help arrived.

Mr Graham, 55, of Coupar Angus, said: “It all just happened that quickly.

“Nobody had time to think about anything, we just had to get on with it.

“We were driving to the hospital when my son’s partner started to scream in quite a bit of pain, saying the baby was coming.

“We had to act fast so I pulled up at the bus stop in Glamis, got out and opened the back door, to be greeted by a wee head.

“I grabbed a towel and got on with giving the mother encouragement as she was delivering the baby.”

After the drama Grace and Frances were taken to hospital for check-ups.

Proud dad William Jr, 30, from Kirriemuir, said: “Everything was absolutely fine. My dad was the saviour of the moment, so my thanks go out to him.”