Three of the five killed - one adult and two children under 12 - were from the same family, The gas that leaked from the truck is said to cause irritation to the eyes, nose and respiratory tract if it comes into contact with humans.
Five people have died and five were seriously injured after a truck crash caused a toxic gas to leak into the air in Illinois.
The accident caused a"large plume, cloud of anhydrous ammonia" that led to"terribly dangerous air conditions" after the tanker spilled more than half its load after rolling over in a ditch, Effingham County officials said. Around 500 people within a one-mile radius of the gas leak in Teutopolis were evacuated after team of hazmat specialists, firefighters and police officers attended the scene once it was safe.
The gas, anhydrous ammonia, is a flammable,"colourless, highly irritating gas with a pungent, suffocating odour," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kim Rhodes, the county coroner, said three of the five dead includes one adult and two children under the age of 12 from the same family.Two other adults were also killed, with five others airlifted to hospital.Read more from Sky News:
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