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First-year paramedic killed after BMW crashes into her ambulance

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First-year paramedic killed after BMW crashes into her ambulance

Horror as first-year student paramedic, 31, is killed when ‘BMW crashes with the ambulance she was travelling in the back of’

  • The 31-year-old trainee paramedic was airlifted to hospital but died of injuries 
  • Two of her colleagues were also injured along with driver of BMW 3 Series 
  • Horrific images from the scene show the ambulance smashed in on two sides 

By Lara Keay For Mailonline

Published: 20:23 EDT, 3 July 2019 | Updated: 03:22 EDT, 4 July 2019

A student paramedic has died after a BMW crashed into the back of the ambulance she was travelling in.

The first-year paramedic, 31, was inside the emergency vehicle when it was struck by a BMW 3 series in Needwood, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire just before 6pm yesterday. She was airlifted to hospital in Birmingham but later died of her injuries.

Two of her colleagues were also rushed to hospital, along with the BMW driver, who is receiving treatment for a leg injury. 

Emergency services were scrambled to the scene at 5.45pm where they found the ambulance completely smashed in on its side and rear.   

A 31-year-old student paramedic was killed when the ambulance (pictured) she was travelling in crashed with a BMW 3 Series in Needwood, Staffordshire yesterday afternoon 

The trainee paramedic was inside the emergency vehicle (pictured being towed away with police at the scene) when it was struck by a BMW 3 series in Needwood, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire just before 6pm yesterday

The driver of the BMW (pictured) was taken to hospital with leg injuries after yesterday’s crash

An investigation is under way, with collision experts still working at the scene through the night. 

Staffordshire Police have asked for witnesses to come forward, especially anyone with dashcam footage of the incident.

West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust chief executive Anthony Marsh said: ‘This is an incident that will affect every member of our staff.

Emergency services were scrambled to the scene at 5.45pm where they found the ambulance completely smashed in on its side and rear

‘Our staff deal with difficult incidents every day, but to lose one of your colleagues will always make it that much harder.

‘We are very lucky to have so many student paramedics who want to work with us and it is tragic that someone who showed so much promise has died doing the job that they loved.’

Police said the victim’s family will be offered support from specialist officers.

The West Midlands Ambulance Service vehicle is pictured being towed as police investigate the crash 

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