DEVELOPING: 'Multiple' people are dead after a dust storm caused dozens of vehicles to crash on an Illinois interstate, authorities say. More than 30 people were transported to the hospital, according to state police.
Multiple people were killed in a crash on Interstate 55 in Montgomery County, Ill., on Monday, May 1, 2023.Six people are dead and dozens more injured after a massive pileup Monday in Illinois caused by a sudden dust storm, officials said.
The crash took place at about 11 a.m. local time on Interstate 55 in Montgomery County, officials said. Car accidents were reported on both north and southbound lanes of I-55 for a 2-mile stretch. The cause of the crash was excessive winds blowing dirt from farm fields across the highway, Starrick said. The crash prompted a response from a flurry of emergency vehicles and multiple helicopters.
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