Two people are dead after a collision between a Ford Falcon and a New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service truck on the Castlereagh Highway between Lithgow and Mudgee (Australia), reports 7news.com.au.

First responders were called to the highway around 9:30 a.m. local time on Thursday, where the two unidentified male passengers of the Falcon were pronounced dead at the scene, the report says.

The four firefighters were not injured and the driver has been taken to hospital for mandatory drug and alcohol testing, according to the report.

Police are investigating the incident.

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