About 40 to 60 passenger cars and several big-rig trucks involved in vehicle collisions on Interstate 55 that killed at least six people
At least six people were killed and dozens of others injured on Monday in multiple car crashes and pile-ups along Interstate 55 in southernRoughly 40 to 60 passenger cars and several big-rig trucks were involved in the crashes shortly after 11am local time , Maj Ryan Starrick of the state police said.
At least six people died in the crash, according to the local coroner’s office. Video footage posted by local media showed a devastating scene with smashed cars and trucks crumpled against one another, and a truck burning amid a thick haze of dust and smoke. The dust storm was a spring version of a “whiteout situation” typically seen in winter snowstorms, Starrick said.
Kevin Schott, director of emergency services in Montgomery county, said it was a “very difficult scene” and one that’s “very hard to train for”.
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