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| Two men die in separate New Year's Eve firework accidents | Two men die in separate New Year's Eve firework accidents |
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| Two men have died and several people have been injured in separate firework-related accidents in New South Wales and Victoria during New Year celebrations. | Two men have died and several people have been injured in separate firework-related accidents in New South Wales and Victoria during New Year celebrations. |
| One man died after being hit in the head by a firework at Budgewoi on the NSW Central Coast. | One man died after being hit in the head by a firework at Budgewoi on the NSW Central Coast. |
| Emergency service crews were called to Budgewoi Beach just after 3am on Sunday to find the 52-year-old man had suffered a serious head injury. | Emergency service crews were called to Budgewoi Beach just after 3am on Sunday to find the 52-year-old man had suffered a serious head injury. |
| Despite the efforts of friends and emergency services the man could not be revived. | Despite the efforts of friends and emergency services the man could not be revived. |
| Police have launched an investigation and say initial inquiries suggest the man may have been lighting a firework at the time. | Police have launched an investigation and say initial inquiries suggest the man may have been lighting a firework at the time. |
| The death follows that of a 46-year-old man in another fireworks incident at Hollands Landing east of Melbourne on New Year’s Eve. | The death follows that of a 46-year-old man in another fireworks incident at Hollands Landing east of Melbourne on New Year’s Eve. |
| Police say the 46-year-old man died next to the beach near Rae Street about 9.35pm. | Police say the 46-year-old man died next to the beach near Rae Street about 9.35pm. |
| A crime scene guard will remain in place overnight and an arson chemist will attend the scene in the morning to further investigate the incident. | A crime scene guard will remain in place overnight and an arson chemist will attend the scene in the morning to further investigate the incident. |
| Two people including a teenager were also treated for facial injuries from fireworks overnight. | Two people including a teenager were also treated for facial injuries from fireworks overnight. |
| A man in his 20s suffered facial burns when he was hit by a firecracker in Drouin, near Warragul. | A man in his 20s suffered facial burns when he was hit by a firecracker in Drouin, near Warragul. |
| He was taken to Dandenong Hospital in a stable condition. | He was taken to Dandenong Hospital in a stable condition. |
| While in South Morang, a teenager was treated for minor injuries after he was hit in the face by fireworks. | While in South Morang, a teenager was treated for minor injuries after he was hit in the face by fireworks. |
| Meanwhile, a 36 year-old is in a critical condition in Westmead hospital following a fight in Sydney’s west. | |
| At about 10.50pm on Sunday the man was walking with a 24-year old man along Belmore Street in Parramatta after leaving a party. | |
| Police allege the pair began to argue and began physically fighting. The 36-year-old was pushed to the ground and hit his head on the footpath, losing consciousness, police said. | |
| Witnesses came to the aid of the injured man and contacted emergency services. The 24-year-old was arrested. | |
| In Sydney’s CBD, five police officers sustained minor injuries in two separate brawls that broke out. | |
| And a 26-year-old man was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital with serious head injuries after falling from a vehicle in Sydney’s CBD. The man was on the tray of a truck when he fell on Kent Street, just before 9.30pm. He remains in hospital in a critical condition. | |
| In total 15 people were arrested throughout Sydney and charged with a total of 21 offences, including assaults, street and drug-related offences. However, police were pleased with the behaviour of crowds overall, assistant NSW police commissioner, Mick Fuller, said. | |
| Most incidents were alcohol-related, he added. | |
| “Alcohol impairs your judgement and leads to very poor decision making, so please stop and think about the consequences of your actions,” he said. | |
| Victoria police are expected to give an update about the incidents they responded to throughout the night at noon on Sunday. |