The city’s second mechanized ambulance, purchased in 1910. Photo: Vancouver Sun.
1909
Vancouver's First Mechanized Ambulance
Vancouver took its first mechanized ambulance out for a test drive and ran over an American tourist, killing him. “Out for a trial spin at noon, Vancouver’s new city police ambulance ran over and almost instantly killed Mr. C.F. Keiss, a wealthy citizen of Austin, Texas,” the Vancouver Province reported.
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