Dust storm in Illinois causes multiple fatalities after 40 to 60 cars crash on major highway
At least six people were killed after a dust storm caused dozens of vehicles to crash along a major highway in Central Illinois on Monday, officials said.
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At least six people were killed after a dust storm caused dozens of vehicles to crash along a major highway in Central Illinois on Monday, officials said.
A windstorm in south-central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of dust off farm fields Monday, blinding drivers and causing numerous crashes and
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, …
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.
Six people are reported dead and more than 30 people hospitalized. Winds sent visibility to near zero. State police say a section of Interstate 55 — northbound and southbound — will be closed until Tuesday.