Illinois semitruck crash causes"multiple fatalities," ammonia leak evacuation for residents
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A semitruck carrying anhydrous ammonia overturned in Illinois, causing "multiple fatalities," Illinois State Police confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. The leak prompted an evacuation of area residents, police said.
The accident, which involved "multiple" vehicles, happened about a half-mile east of Teutopolis on U.S. Highway 40 on Friday at about 9:25 p.m., police said.
Due to the plume from the ammonia leak, an evacuation was ordered within an approximate one-mile radius of the crash, including northeastern parts of Teutopolis, police said.
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