Preliminary autopsies show that five people killed in a multi-vehicle crash in central Illinois last week died from exposure to a caustic chemical.
Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semi-truck overturned in central Illinois last week, according to autopsies conducted Monday.
The tanker traveling on U.S. 40 on Friday night veered to the right to avoid a collision when another vehicle tried to pass it. It jackknifed, toppled and hit the trailer hitch of a vehicle parked just off the road, leaving it with a six-inch hole in the chemical container, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.The crash spilled more than half of the tanker’s 7,500-gallon load of anhydrous ammonia — a chemical that can burn or corrode organic tissue.
The toxic plume released forced the temporary evacuation of about 500 Teutopolis residents within a one-mile radius of the crash site.Evacuation ordered; crews in Ohio are releasing toxic chemicals from a derailed train near the Pennsylvania state line to reduce the threat of an explosion.Gina Willenborg, 36, and her husband, Jeff, were returning from an out-of-town wedding when a relative called about the evacuation.
Ping’s Tavern, on the edge of the evacuation zone, raised $7,000 on Sunday for the Bryan family, according to a Facebook post.
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