LATEST: A seventh person has been confirmed dead after Monday’s massive pileup on I-55 in Illinois, officials say.
Multiple people were killed in a crash on Interstate 55 in Montgomery County, Ill., on Monday, May 1, 2023.A seventh person has been confirmed dead 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 deceased victims were all found dead at the scene. The seventh fatality wasn't discovered until Tuesday, as the remains of what was initially believed to be one person were actually two, police said. The "severity of the crash masked the remains," police said in anThe cause of the crash was excessive winds blowing dirt from farm fields across the highway, Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick said during a press conference Monday afternoon.
Leach, who was driving an RV from Illinois to Texas, told ABC News that she had been stuck in traffic behind the massive crash for five hours.
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