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Shirley Harper, 88, was named as the first victim killed in the dust storm accident on interstate 55 near Springfield, Illinois
A massive dust storm caused several vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 south of Springfield, Illinois leading to multiple fatalities, according to police.. The multiple crashes occurred on Monday ...
Authorities said the first crash was reported at 10:55 a.m., local time, in the northbound lanes near Mil. A dust storm in central Illinois Monday morning, May 1 created "zero visibility ...
[142] This crash was still under investigation a month later. [143] 1 May 2023: United States (Montgomery County, Illinois) 8 [144] 36: 72: This crash occurred on Interstate 55 in Montgomery County, Illinois, due to a dust storm. [145] 23 October 2023: United States (St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana) 8: 63: 168
Disasters and accidents. Five people are killed, one person is injured, and another person is reported missing in an explosion at a chemical plant in Liaocheng, Shandong, China. At least six people are killed and 30 others are injured in Illinois, United States, after a dust storm causes a crash involving 70 to 90 vehicles on Interstate 55.
I-55 remains shut down in both directions
The last dust storm to hit central Illinois happened in 2017, causing the shut down eastbound Interstate 72 at the Morgan-Sangamon county line and eastbound Illinois 104 at Auburn. One death was ...
More than half the town's population was injured or killed; 30 were killed in the immediate storm and 170 were injured, six of whom later died. [11] [12] Ruins of the Longfellow School, Murphysboro, Illinois, where 17 children were killed. The storm hit the school at about 2:30 PM local time.