Seven killed, more than 30 injured after central Illinois dust storm cause 40-60 vehicles to crash along Interstate 55 in Divernon, Illinois

A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said.

A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said.

More than 70 vehicles, including dozens of commercial vehicles and passenger cars, were involved in crashes late Monday morning along a 2-mile stretch of Interstate 55 in Montgomery County, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of St. Louis.

The Illinois State Police says that six people are dead following a series of crashes involving some 72 vehicles on I-55, north of Farmersville, in Montgomery County Monday morning.

A dust storm in central Illinois led to a pile-up crash of more than 70 cars that killed six people and injured more than 30 others Monday.

A blinding dust storm led to a deadly crash involving more than 70 vehicles along Interstate-55 in south central Illinois. Tuesday morning, I-55 has completely reopened 19 hours after shutting down.

A massive interstate pileup in downstate Illinois injured almost forty people and took six lives.

A windstorm in southern Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes and killing at least six people on Interstate 55, police said.

An interstate highway in Illinois reopened Tuesday after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields and led to crashes that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, police said.

A crash involving at least 20 vehicles shut down a highway in Illinois, Monday, May 1, 2023. Illinois State Police say a windstorm that kicked up clouds of dust in south-central Illinois led to numerous crashes and multiple fatalities on Interstate 55.

An interstate highway in Illinois reopened Tuesday after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields and led to crashes that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, police said.

A windstorm in southern Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said.

The Illinois State Police (ISP) announced today it has located another fatality from the May 1, 2023, crash on I-55 near milepost 76.

Illinois State Police said they discovered another person died in that massive vehicle pile up on I-55. It's about 75 miles northeast of St. Louis. This brings the total number of lives lost from six to seven.

Seven drivers in the northbound lanes of Interstate 55, between mile markers 76 and 78, died from crashes in the deadly dust strom around mile marker. Illinois State Police say 37 people were hospitalized, and 72 vehicles were believed to be involved in the crash in some capacity.