DECATUR, Ga. - A driver was killed early Sunday when his Mercedes-Benz hit a DeKalb County ambulance that was on its way to a wreck, officials said.<br>
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The collision happened around 2 a.m. at the intersection of North Druid Hills and Clairmont roads, DeKalb fire Lt. Eric Jackson said. The paramedics were en route to an earlier accident on I-285.<br>
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The driver of the car, whose name has not been released, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died. Two passengers in the car were in critical condition Sunday.<br>
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Jackson said the paramedics stopped at the intersection and were proceeding through after making sure "to the best of their ability that it was clear. That's when they were hit."<br>
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The sirens and emergency lights also were in use, he said.<br>
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The ambulance driver was treated and released. Another paramedic remained in stable condition Sunday.<br>
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