wind in the north USA Authorities said Monday there was a mass run down the highway that left at least six people dead and 30 injured.

The photos and videos from the crash site show the wreckage of cars, including trucks, clouds of smoke piled on top of each other, cars stopped on the grass by the side of the road, lying on their side, turned over, the atmosphere is still full of dust and smoke and very poor visibility.

URGENT: Dust storm causes mass gathering along I-55 south of Springfield, Illinois; multiple injuries reported
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According to the Illinois police, six people died, more than 30 were taken to hospitals.

The tragedy unfolded on May Day around 11:00 am (local time) on the highway connecting the metropolitan areas of St. Louis and Chicago. The vehicles collided about three kilometers in both directions on a highway near Farmersville as the dust blinded the drivers.

Victims from 2 to 80 years old, the condition of several of them is assessed as serious.

“Approximately 30 utility trucks and 40 to 60 passenger cars collided,” including two semi-trailers that “caught fire,” police said.

The collision was due to “strong winds that carried dust from the fields onto the highway, reducing visibility,” he said.

In July 2021, eight people died as a result of a hurricane in Utah in the western United States.

^{Source: APE-MEB, Reuters}