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The fiery crashes on Monday that killed six people and injured almost 40 came as high spring winds kicked up dust while farmers were busy tilling or planting their fields
Illinois State Police say Interstate 55 reopened in both directions around 6 a.m. Tuesday in central Illinois. The crashes late Monday morning involved 40 to 60 cars, along with tractor-trailers
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — Winds stirred up a wall of dust from farm fields that engulfed a stretch of busy interstate highway in a matter of minutes. The brown cloud’s intensity caked even the insides of vehicles in dirt. As darkness enveloped them, some cars and trucks hurtling down the road put on their brakes; […]
An interstate highway in Illinois 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.
A deadly dust storm in southern Illinois caused numerous crashes on Interstate 55, leaving at least 6 people dead and do