Tommy Fox Road in St David’s now has a special meaning for proud new parents Tracell Anderson and Gireg Evans — and the EMTs who helped deliver their twin babies in an ambulance pulled over at the roadside.

The sudden arrival of Kenyah and Kyah Anderson on Wednesday afternoon not only came a week earlier than planned — the twin girl and boy arrived into the world within sight of their parents’ home at Southside.

Mr Evans told The Royal Gazette: “That’s how fast it was. My son kicked his sister out, and then followed her.

“When they grow up I’m going to tell them every time we go past: you were born here. It’s amazing.”

Asked if the classic St David’s road might have featured in her children’s name, Ms Anderson, 34, said she had already made her decision months earlier.

For the EMTs with them in the ambulance, Curtis Place and Dwayne Minors, the occasion was special, too.

Both men have delivered babies in ambulances before — only not two at once, Mr Minors said.

He added: “These two are the real heroes here. She was the one who did all the work.

“We see a lot of things as EMTs. To see something so beautiful just emerge into this world, that’s when you feel the job is rewarding.

“We had units on standby to assist but by the time they would have got there, it already would have happened.”

For Ms Anderson, 34, and now a mother of six, the day began as scheduled with an ultrasound appointment at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital at 11am.

Her twins were healthy, she said: “They were fine and in the delivery position, facing down.”

The plan remained set for a delivery by Caesarean section next week.

However, Ms Anderson said: “I started feeling contractions but it was not serious. By the time the ultrasound was being done, it was getting a little worse but I wasn’t paying it that much mind.”

She left the hospital, caught a bus into Hamilton, and boarded the No 1 bus for home at the Gulf Stream housing in St David’s.

Ms Anderson recalled putting on a brave face but a friend on the bus told her there were tears in her eye.

As they neared their destination, she said she “got scared I was going to have them on the bus”.

After walking up three flights of stairs to her room, Ms Anderson said “the contractions started kicking in”.

Mr Evans said: “I think it was the steps that did it.”

A contractor and maintenance man, Mr Evans was on a job in Somerset when he got the call to head for home.

“I didn’t believe it. I asked if she was serious. When my boss heard it, he just said for me to go.”

The two had made it back down the steps in time for their ambulance, which is when they met Mr Place and Mr Minors.

But as they got ready to leave, Ms Anderson said: “I could not bear it. They were getting ready to take off and I had the urge to push.”

Her waters broke as the ambulance turned on to the main road. She was giving birth to Kenyah, her daughter.

Mr Evans said he figured they had time to reach the hospital.

He heard Ms Anderson cry out, turned back and saw her giving birth with the help of an EMT.

“I saw my baby girl in his arms,” he said. “It was beautiful, just marvellous.”

It was also sudden. Mr Evan suggested they pull into a bus stop up ahead.

“They told me, ‘No, we’re doing it right here.’ It was by Tommy Fox Road.”

Kenyah was born at 4lb, Kyah at 5lb.

The couple look forward to heading home with the new additions to their family.

Ms Anderson said: “They’re doing extremely well. Their weight is good — and they do everything at the same time.”