At least 6 killed when dust storm causes crashes in Illinois
The accidents involve 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire.
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The accidents involve 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) - At least six people are dead and dozens have been hospitalized after a multi-vehicle pileup south of Springfield, Illinois. According to Illinois State Police, shortly before 11 a.m. CT Monday, officers were called to multiple crashes on both the northbound and south
A windstorm in south-central Illinois kicked up clouds of dust on Monday, causing numerous crashes, pileups and "multiple fatalities" on Interstate 55, police said.
A windstorm has kicked up clouds of dust in southern Illinois and caused numerous crashes on Interstate 55. At least six people have died.
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — Both lanes of I-55 reopened Tuesday morning hours after a windstorm in central Illinois causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people Monday, police said. Six people were killed in a 72-car pileup late Monday morning near mile marker 76, between Diveron and Farmersville, about 20 miles south of Springfield. […]