US: Illinois highway reopens after dust storm crashes kill 6
The crashes involved 40 to 60 cars, along with tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire
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The crashes involved 40 to 60 cars, along with tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire
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Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick says the windstorm was a spring version of a “whiteout situation” typically seen in winter snowstorms.
I-55 reopened Tuesday after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields and led to crashes that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, police said.
Six people are dead and dozens injured after a massive pileup Monday in Illinois caused by a sudden dust storm, officials said.