CHICAGO, May 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least six people died and more than 30 others were injured, in a dust storm that caused pileups from vehicle crashes on a highway in U.S. Midwest state of Illinois, yesterday.
State police troopers responded to numerous crashes about 11.00 a.m. yesterday, on both directions of I-55 in Montgomery County, south of Springfield, capital of Illinois, the Chicago Tribune quoted the police as saying.
About 20 commercial motor vehicles and 40 to 60 passenger cars were involved in the crashes, including two tractor-trailers that caught fire.
The crashes were caused by “excessive winds, blowing dirt from farmland across the highway, leading to zero visibility.” I-55 is currently shut down in both directions.– NNN-XINHUA
