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At least six people were killed and dozens injured after multiple crashes on Interstate 55 in Montgomery County, authorities said Monday.

And many of them look like this. burned, mangled metal. can you even see someone's schoolwork. books in the backseat here. this other vehicle i want to show you, the safety lights are still blinking. almost 24 hours after the whole ordeal. so, more than 70 cars involved in this, drivers describe seeing nothing but dust when it all happened. visibility reduced to zero. it's what can happen when you have the combination of loose dirt from nearby farm fields and strong winds. there were 25 mile-per-hour source stained winds when this happened around 11:00 yesterday morning. and gusts were reachin...

Over 30 people were injured and several are dead after a number of crashes during a dust storm on an Illinois interstate Monday, officials said.

A dust storm in central Illinois Monday morning created "zero visibility" conditions, triggering a fiery 72-vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 that killed six people and injured more than 30 others. Illinois State Police said the first crash was reported at 10:55 a.m. local time in the northbound lanes near Milepost 76 in Montgomery County, just south of Springfield. Multiple crashes were also reported around the same time in the southbound lanes, along a 2-mile stretch of I-55 to Milepost 78. Poli

“We want to make sure their family, the people that are out there, their loved ones that are concerned about their whereabouts that we’re able to provide some closure ...” Brendan Kelly said.