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Man dies, paramedic injured after car slams into parked Texas ambulance

Two paramedics were standing nearby and saw the car coming and jumped out of the way

By EMS1 Staff

HOUSTON — A collision between a parked ambulance and a speeding vehicle resulted in the death of a Texas driver, police said Thursday.

The 21-year-old driver, whose name was not released, died after being taken to a hospital, according to KWTX.

The out-of-control vehicle struck an ambulance parked on the street during a medical call; a paramedic who was inside the ambulance suffered minor injuries but was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Two more paramedics were standing nearby, about to load a patient into the waiting ambulance, according to ABC13. They saw the car coming, and jumped out of the way.

Another ambulance was dispatched to the original medical call.