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A newly qualified paramedic died when the ambulance she was travelling in took a wrong turn and crashed into a cement lorry, a court has heard. Alice Clark, 21, had been working in the role for two months before the tragic incident in January 2022. Now, ambulance driver Edward Riding, 45, has pleaded guilty to causing his colleague’s death by driving carelessly on the A21. Maidstone Crown Court heard how Riding, of Kemps Farm Road, Crowborough, was reacting to an emergency when he was diverted and took the wrong turn before hitting a kerb causing the ambulance to veer across the road. Ms Clark…