Baby Born After Mother Killed By Snow Plough Fights For Life

A baby delivered by Caesarean section after his mother was killed by a snow plough in New York is fighting for his life. The woman, Min Lin, was struck as she and her husband were putting grocery bags into the boot of their car in Brooklyn.

She was taken to Maimonides Medical Centre, where she was pronounced dead. Her husband was unhurt. The baby, who was almost full term, was delivered by doctors and he is in a critical condition in the neonatal intensive care unit.

He weighed 6lb, 6oz, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Police said the private vehicle with a snow plough attached to it was reversing in the parking area of a supermarket when it hit the woman.