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One person is dead after being hit by a fire truck that was responding to a fire in Colorado Springs, KOAA.com reported.

It happened around 3 p.m. Sunday in the area of Dorchester Park, the report said. That park is located south of downtown, near I-25 and South Nevada Avenue.

According to Colorado Springs police, the fire truck was responding to a report of a tree stump on fire when it hit the person. When firefighters went to check on the individual, they found that person was deceased, the report said.

The CSPD Major Crash Team has now responded to the scene to take over the investigation, according to the report.

A firefighter and five other people were injured following multiple crashes that shut down the Eisenhower Expressway for a couple of hours Sunday morning, according to Illinois State Police, CBSnews.com reported.

Illinois State Police District Chicago responded to a two-car hit-and-run crash on I-290 near California Avenue around 4:54 a.m., the report said.

While on the scene, a sliver Infiniti struck the ISP squad car and a Chicago Fire Department truck around 5:29 a.m. Shortly after, a silver Chevrolet Malibu caught fire after striking a tow truck that responded to the crash scene, according to the report.

ISP says six people, including a firefighter, were taken to a local area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No Illinois State Police personnel were injured, the report said.

The Kingsley Fire Department has received a $100,000 award from the Missouri River Historical Development for a new tanker truck, LeMarsSentinel.com reported. 

The new 2,000-gallon tanker truck will replace the current 1,800-gallon tanker bought in 1986, the report said. The old truck will be auctioned off by sealed bids once the new one arrives in December 2023. There are seven trucks in total used by the 35 members of the Kingsley Fire Department, including a tanker pumper truck that was delivered early in 2022, two grass rigs and four other tanker trucks.

Along with the MRHD grant, funds to buy the new truck come from the fire department’s tax dollars and proceeds from the ticket sales and donations at the annual Kingsley Fire Department Dueling Pianos fundraiser, according to the report. 

MRHD is a non-profit organization that holds the gaming license for the Hard Rock Casino in Sioux City. It awards grants annually to Woodbury County and those adjacent counties in Iowa. Over $45 million has been awarded since 1994. This year, 10 Impact Match grants were awarded, including the one for the tanker truck.