One person died and another was pulled to safety from a burning vehicle in a two-vehicle crash at 3:25 p.m. Saturday in Tremont Township.

Pronounced dead was Barbara Shuster, 73, of Pine Grove, who police said was the driver of one of the vehicles.Her passenger, Susan Mindermann, 64, also of Pine Grove, is in the Hershey Medical Center, having been pulled from the burning wreckage by five men who state police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks identified as "heroes."Police said the incident happened when Shuster, driving a 2001 Buick Century southbound on Route 125, pulled out from the intersection with Mollystown Road into the path of a 2005 Hummer H2 operated by David Frew, 48, also of Pine Grove.Free was unable to stop in time, with the Hummer striking the Century, rupturing its fuel tank and causing the car to catch fire.Police said the five men - Michael Macareno, Christopher Culver, Scott Lyons, Jeremy Lengle and Gordon Wolfe - who were in a nearby vehicle, observed the car catch fire and rushed to the aid of the occupants.Police said they smashed the window of the rapidly-burning vehicle and dragged Mindermann from it to safety saving her life.Frew was also transported to the Hershey Medical Center.Police were assisted at the scene by the Pine Grove Police Department.The North End Fire and Rescue 21 provided a rapid response to control the fire and the roadway, police said.