Multiple fatalities on Illinois highway after dust storm causes up to 60 crashes: cops
“Visibility in the area is reported to be low due to blowing dust,” Illinois State Police said earlier in a statement. “Traffic is urged to seek alternate routes.”
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DIVERNON, Ill. — A windstorm in south-central Illinois kicked up clouds of dust Monday, causing numerous crashes, pileups and “multiple fatalities” on Interstate 55, police said.
The crashes occurred late in the morning and involved 40 to 60
passenger cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire,
Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick said. The highway was shut down
in both directions in Montgomery County, 75 miles north of St. Louis. ---More...
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