Illinois ammonia truck crash: 5 killed, hundreds evacuated in Teutopolis

Five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of area residents, authorities said Saturday.

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