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The Illinois State Police Tuesday asked for the public’s help finding the identities of the victims in crashes authorities say were caused by a dust storm on I-55 near Springfield.
Shirley Harper, 88, was named as the first victim killed in the dust storm accident on interstate 55 near Springfield, Illinois
I-55 remains shut down in both directions
Air Illinois Flight 710 was a scheduled passenger flight from Chicago to Carbondale, Illinois, United States. On the night of October 11, 1983, the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 operating the flight crashed near Pinckneyville, Illinois due to the flightcrew's mismanagement of electrical generator and distribution problems.
The flight encountered severe vertical windshear during approach, causing a rapid descent and crash. Contributing to the accident was the captain's decision to continue with the approach in spite of the (albeit limited) severe weather reports. December 29, 1972 101 75 75 Eastern Air Lines Flight 401: Everglades: Florida: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (IATA: SPI, ICAO: KSPI, FAA LID: SPI) – also known as Springfield Airport – is a civil-military airport in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States, located approximately three miles (6 km) northwest of downtown Springfield. It is owned by the Springfield Airport Authority (SAA).
A dust storm in central Illinois Monday morning, May 1 created "zero visibility" conditions, triggering a fiery 72-vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 that killed seven people and injured more than 35 ...
Approximately 40 to 60 passenger cars and 20 commercial vehicles were involved in crash. ... a multi-car accident in Illinois on I-55 during a dust storm on 1 May, according to police (WICS ABC 20 ...