Five people have been killed and five more were seriously injured after a toxic truck carrying ammonia overturned in Illinois.
The hazardous substance leaked from the cargo of the truck, causing a mass evacuation of hundreds of local residents in Teutopolis, officials said Saturday.
The semitruck was carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia, and toppled at around 9:25 on Friday evening. The resulting run off totaled more than half of the vehicles 7,500 gallon load, according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Effingham County Coroner Kim Rhoades revealed after the spill that the tragedy saw three people from the same family – one adult and two children under 12 – lose their lives.
Rhodes added that the other two fatalities involved motorists from out of the state, and five other people were airlifted to hospital.
Five people have been killed and five more were seriously injured after a toxic truck carrying ammonia overturned in Illinois
The names of those deceased of killed in the accident have not been released by authorities.
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