![Fire Protection District truck blocks Main Street in Teutopolis, Ill. on Saturday, Sept. 30, to prevent traffic from entering the area still contaminated by the anhydrous ammonia that leaked as a result of the previous night's vehicle accident.](/images/uploads/_small/NEWS20231001_TeutopolisCrash_Photo1-1024x768.jpg)
Truck crash near Effingham kills 5 and sends toxic plume of ammonia, causing evacuations
A fatal tanker truck crash Friday night killed five people and prompted an evacuation for hundreds of residents after a leak of toxic anhydrous ammonia.
A fatal tanker truck crash Friday night killed five people and prompted an evacuation for hundreds of residents after a leak of toxic anhydrous ammonia.