A newly qualified paramedic who died after her ambulance collided with a cement lorry has been named as Alice Clark.

The 21-year-old, who started work with South East Coast Ambulance Service in November, suffered serious multiple injuries in the crash near Tonbridge in Kent on Wednesday evening.

Her parents said she had been “so excited to qualify as a paramedic and looked forward to every shift”.

They added: “She was a beautiful, kind, fun-loving daughter, sister and granddaughter.

“She loved to travel and anyone who met her loved her. She will be missed more than words can say by family and friends.”

The ambulance had been on its way to an incident at the time but there were no patients on board.

Ms Clark’s two colleagues were taken to hospital – one by helicopter with serious injuries.

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