Glen Road Bridge Accident, 1912
![Black and white photograph of an electric car that has partially driven off a bridge in snowy weather. The car is surrounded by a crowd of police officers and onlookers.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/electric-vehicles-canada_vehicules-electriques/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2021/10/Glen-Road-Bridge-Accident-1912.jpg)
City of Toronto Archives
A Detroit electric car crashed on Toronto’s Glen Road Bridge, in the winter of 1912. The great weight and hard tires of many early electrics, Canadian-made or otherwise, made them difficult to control in slippery or wet conditions.