Deadly Dust Storm Causes Multiple Fatalities on Illinois Highway

At least six people were killed and dozens more injured in a series of crashes involving more than 70 vehicles on Interstate 55 in Illinois on Monday. The crashes were caused by a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields. The highway was closed in both directions but has since reopened. The crashes involved 40 to 60 cars, along with tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire. The six people who died were all in northbound lanes, while 37 people on both sides of I-55 were taken to hospitals.