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Wreckage on I-55 Leaves Six Dead, Cleanup Continues Today (Tuesday)

A pile up on Interstate 55 claims multiple lives.

 

Wind driven dust off of farm fields created a zero visibility situation around Farmersville causing more than 80 vehicles to crash according to the Illinois State Police.

 

And two semi trucks caught fire after the crash that injured more than 30 people. ISP Southern Patrol Major Ryan Starrick says that the interstate will be closed at least through Tuesday morning.

 

Emergency reports are that five medical helicopters were on the scene to move patients to area hospitals. Starrick says Troopers and other first responders have canvassed the area and believe that everyone has been accounted for.

 

 

ISP says the first set of crashes happened on the northbound lanes and then vehicles began to pile up on the southbound lanes. Illinois State Police Major Ryan Starrick notes the interstate will be closed for a portion of today as the investigation and cleanup continues.

 

 

Starrick says there were more than 30 agencies that came to assist during the crash.

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