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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

Lake Park Community High School District 108 welcomed 2,527 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Marquardt School District 15 welcomed 2,339 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

"Five people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash that included a tanker truck carrying a toxic chemical that spilled Friday night, triggering a large temporary evacuation near downstate Effingham. The truck was holding 7,500 gallons of anhydrous ammonia, of which about 4,000 gallons spilled, according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency."

A semitruck that was hauling anhydrous ammonia was involved in a multi-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of five people in Effingham County over the weekend.

A tanker truck carrying 7,500 gallons of ammonia ruptured after colliding with a trailer in Teutopolis, authorities said

Local officials have determined that the danger to residents has passed.

TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. (WAND) - State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopolis) is calling for accountability from the Illinois Department of Transportation following a crash Friday that involved an anhydrous ammonia leak, left

A Franklin County man was among the five people killed Friday after breathing a toxic chemical that was spilled when a tanker truck overturned in central Illinois.

TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — The investigation is ongoing into a semi-crash and deadly chemical spill in Teutopolis, Illinois this past weekend. Five people died from exposure to anhydrous ammonia, at the scene. The individuals were identified as 34-year-old Kenneth Bryan, along with his two children, Rosie and Walker. 31-year-old Vasile Crico-Van of Ohio and 67-year-old […]