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TEUTOPOLIS — Five people died from a anhydrous ammonia leak Friday night after a semi-tanker crashed along U.S. Route 40 carrying the fertilizer chemical east of this Effingham County village.

The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation unit is seeking the publics help to identify a vehicle potentially involved in the Sept. 29 crash outside of Teutopolis that resulted

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I had to chuckle – chuckle, not laugh – and raise an eyebrow at a line written by Richard Perry over in the Letters to the Editor section.

Officials ID five killed in crash that led to ammonia leak downstate

A federal transportation official says a fatal tanker truck crash in central Illinois that released a deadly chemical may have started when another vehicle tried to pass the truck on

The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation unit is seeking the publics help to identify a vehicle potentially involved in the Sept. 29 crash outside of Teutopolis that resulted

The tanker crash occurred Sept. 29 in Illinois. The leaked ammonia resulted in five fatalities and multiple injuries. Also: Spot volumes rebound, rates stagnate; Diesel Technology Forum rebrands as Engine Technology Forum; broker acquires 80-truck fleet.

A woman describes her flight ahead of the deadly ammonia cloud that rolled out of a Teutopolis road crash.