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Police radio reveals an incident. Seventeen-year-old ambulance driver Juan Ochoa’s eyes widen and, within seconds, he’s flicked the switch on his makeshift siren, slammed the ambulance’s gearstick into place, floored the gas pedal, and is hurtling into the night. As the title card of Midnight Family reveals, Mexico City has just 45 government-run ambulances catering for a population of nine million.”