Thane: A pregnant woman gave birth to a child on the streets after a civic-run hospital here allegedly denied her admission for being unable to make payment, a charge refuted by the hospital authorities. The child died within minutes after birth, police said today.

According to a police complaint filed by the woman and her husband, the couple was allegedly driven away by the hospital staff on Tuesday night following which she delivered on the streets in Kalwa area here. The police said a case of accidental death has been registered. Sharda and Gangaram Dodhe from Jalna had come down to Kalyan for labour work and had lost their belongings while travelling here.