Face of Nation : The 31-year-old university student was airlifted to hospital and later died after the crash in Needwood, near Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, at about 17:45 BST on Wednesday.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was “tragic that someone died doing the job they loved”.
Two other crew members and a female BMW driver were treated for injuries.
It is understood the woman, who was studying at Staffordshire University, was travelling in the back of the ambulance.
The other crew were in the front of the vehicle and there were were no patients on board.
Investigators from Staffordshire & West Midlands serious collision investigation unit remain at the scene.
“A 31-year-old university student paramedic was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham by air ambulance, but sadly died a short time later as a result of her injuries,” a Staffordshire Police spokeswoman said.
“Her family will be offered support from specialist officers.”
The two other ambulance crew members were assessed at the scene and taken to Queens Hospital Burton for a check-up, but later discharged.
A woman driving the car was taken to the same hospital for a leg injury.
No arrests were made, police confirmed.
The force is also appealing for witnesses including those especially 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.
“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.”
Dr Ann Ewens, dean of the school of health and social care at Staffordshire University, added: “This has come as a huge blow to our university and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the student who has tragically lost her life.”
