Bosnian presidency member comes to the rescue

Bosnian presidency member comes to the rescue

When they asked the driver what the problem was, the father-to-be said his wife was in labor and urgently need to get to the hospital in nearby Zenica because of complications.

Komšić instructed the police in his motorcade to help clear the traffic, his office told The Associated Press.

"Komšić even helped carry my wife into the hospital," the father, identified only by his first name Suad, was quoted by Bosnian media as saying. "I have no words to thank Mr. Komšić; he saved my wife and my son," Suad said.

Suad and his wife, Jasminka, both Muslims, decided to name the child Željko instead of a traditional Muslim name, Mustafa, they had earlier chosen. It is rare in Bosnia that Muslims give Croat, Roman Catholic names to their children.

The peace agreement that ended the 1992-95 Bosnian war left the country divided into a Muslim-Croat federation and a Bosnian Serb state. Each has its own government and police. They are linked only by joint state institutions such as the three-member presidency, each representing an ethnic group.