City in Mexico receiving donated Central Valley ambulance

An ambulance that served people in the Central Valley is now on its way to a new home in Mexico.

American Ambulance donated one from its fleet to the city of Naucalpan, located just outside Mexico City.

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The Fresno area Hispanic Foundation recently visited that area and saw a major need. It says the city has about one million people with only four ambulances in rotation.

This translates into an average response time of 12 minutes.

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A representative from Naucalpan was present during the ceremony on Friday and will be driving the ambulance to Mexico.