Six people were killed when a dust storm caused a pileup involving nearly 90 vehicles on Interstate 55 in central Illinois. Police said over 30 people ranging in age from 2 to 80 years old have been taken to hospitals, some with life-threatening injuries.
“This is a difficult scene, something that is very hard to train for, something that we really haven’t experienced locally,” Schott said.Nathan Cormier, 44, was driving home on the southbound side of the highway when he encountered the thick wall of dust. Cormier said he swerved to the left as a pickup truck went right to avoid a semi-truck, then vehicles began colliding. He said he wasn’t involved in a collision.Nearby, a fire had broken out.
Cormier said he spent four or five hours on the highway before he was able to leave. As he waited, he watched workers mark at least 27 vehicles that would need to be towed.
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