Dust Storm Causes Massive Highway Pileup, Leaving At Least Six Dead
A dust storm in Illinois caused a massive highway pile-up involving approximately 80 vehicles, killing at least six people, authorities have stated.
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A dust storm in Illinois caused a massive highway pile-up involving approximately 80 vehicles, killing at least six people, authorities have stated.
The crashes involved 40 to 60 cars, along with tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire
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.
The windstorm in Montgomery County blew blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing a pileup involving at least 72 vehicles.