US dust storm leads to tragic highway pile-up with six deaths and dozens injured

At least six persons are lifeless, and dozens extra are injured after a mud storm precipitated a significant pile-up on a US freeway.

Excessive winds precipitated mud from close by farm fields to blow in the direction of a freeway south of Springfield in Illinois, leading to zero visibility.

At least 60 automobiles had been concerned, together with two semi-trailer tractors that caught hearth.