A terrible pileup caused by a dust storm claimed the lives of six people and injured more than thirty on Monday, May 1 in Illinois, United States. Photos and videos of the accident show the extent of the damage and make it possible to realize the seriousness of the situation.
This Monday, May 1, when 800,000 to 2.3 million people demonstrated in France against the pension reform, a dust storm hit the northern United States. The passage of strong winds was devastating and caused a huge pileup on a highway. According The Parisian, who cites figures from the authorities, the accident killed at least six people and injured around thirty.
scene of chaos
Filmed and then posted on Twitter by a user, a video of the accident shows a scene of chaos. We see a line of the smoking carcasses of cars and trucks, piled up one behind the other. The air is gray there. On the side of the highway, other vehicles are stopped and could not avoid contact.
Illinois police have counted six dead and report that “more than 30 people” have been taken to hospital. “About 30 commercial vehicles and 40 to 60 cars are involved. This includes two semi-trailer trucks which caught fire due to the accidents,” police added to various media including CNN.
Agricultural field dust
The pileups “due to strong winds blowing dust from agricultural fields towards the highway, leading to zero visibility” took place around 11 a.m. on Monday on the axis connecting Saint-Louis (Missouri) to Chicago (Illinois). In total, the accident extended over approximately three kilometers and on both sides of the roadway, not far from the town of Farmersville (Illinois).
Images
The flames completely destroyed some vehicles.
Cars and trucks piled up one behind the other, forcing some road users to turn towards the grass to avoid the crash.
After the accident, the carcasses of trucks and cars – being better visible – revealed the extent of the damage.
2023-05-02 07:46:00
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