Vasile Cricovan, 31, of Twinsburg, Ohio, and four others “died from exposure to anhydrous ammonia at the crash site,” a coroner has ruled.
Emergency responders set up a staging area Saturday near Teutopolis High School in Teutopolis, Ill. A truck hauling anhydrous ammonia crashed Friday, killing five people and sending several others to the hospital after they were exposed to the chemical.
“It is with devastating pain in my heart that I inform you that our beloved son, husband, father, brother, cousin and friend passed away on the evening of September 29 following a tragic road accident,” a statement on afor Cricovan says. “A truck carrying anhydrous ammonium overturned in front of him, he braked and got out of his truck and inhaled toxic vapors, after which he had a respiratory failure.
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