Body of Illinois man found in gas tanker hauled by truck
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BUCKLEY, Ill. - A southern Illinois man’s body was found inside a tanker filled with gas after two truck drivers noticed the fuel wasn’t flowing smoothly during unloading, police said.
The drivers were trying to unload the tanker Friday at a gas transfer hub in Iroquois County when they found the body after opening it to determine why the fuel wasn’t flowing steadily, Coroner Bill Cheatum said.
WATSEKA â A Champaign firefighter and his wife were killed in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday in Iroquois County.
The Champaign Fire Department announced the death of Dominic Smith, 55, of Woodland and his wife, Kimberly, 60, on its Facebook page and via Twitter late Saturday afternoon.
A release from the Iroquois County Sheriffâs Office said the accident took place at a rural intersection about 5 miles southwest of Watseka and about 5 miles due west of Woodland, where the couple lived. An exact time of the crash was not given.
Also injured were the driver and passenger of the car that collided with the Smithsâ vehicle.