Up to 60 vehicles, including tractors piled up on an Illinois highway last Monday due to high spring winds resulting in seven people dying and 40 more getting injured.
The deadly winds stirred up a wall of dust from nearby farm fields, causing a visibility blackout which led to several collisions on a busy stretch of Interstate 55.
The “horrific” scene, as described by the state's Governor, J. B. Pritzker, was a rare occurrence in the area, Illinois State Police said at the time.
