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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City council recently approved the purchase of a $1,250,783 Rosenbauer aerial from Heiman Fire Equipment for the Spearfish (SD) Fire Department, reports bhpioneer.com.

The apparatus will replace the department’s 1998 ladder, which, officials say, is at the end of its useful life and has even exceeded the National Fire Protection Association professional standards for use.

The elder truck was supposed to be replaced in 2017, but complications with the merger of the Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department and the Spearfish Firefighters Association delayed things, according to the report.

Officials say if the purchase were to be delayed any longer it could increase the price by $200,000.

Work on the $4.1 million Winfield (KS) fire station portion of the $14 million Winfield public safety center project is progressing and on track to be completed later this year, reports ctnewsonline.com.

Earlier: Plans Progress For Addition for Winfield (KS) EMS/Fire Station

Work has started on the roof deck for the new station, and renovation for the adjoining current station is expected to be completed this spring.

Despite supply chain issues, the new facility is expected to be ready for calls in early summer.

The project is being funded through a 1% sales tax passed by voters in 2019.