On Illinois highway, blinding dust, then 'crash after crash' - AP News
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
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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
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; others didn't.
By JOHN O'CONNOR Associated Press
Illinois State Police raised the death toll to seven later Tuesday.
7 Dead, Nearly 40 Injured in Tragic High winds spreading dust and dry soil from fields caused a wall of dust on Interstate 55 near Divernon, Illinois