Tag: Teutopolis

Ohio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Illinois, killing 5

The tanker, carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia, left the road and jackknifed when the girl passed it in her family’s minivan. The truck spilled much of the load in Teutopolis, a community about 74 miles south of Champaign.

Five people killed, residents evacuated for hours as crews contain Ammonia from truck crash

According to fire officials, a multi-vehicle accident caused a tanker carrying anhydrous ammonia to roll over a few miles east of the town of Teutopolis.

Update: Residents returning home after a wreck in Effingham County kills 5, and leaks ammonia

Illinois State Police said the accident occurred Friday and involved “multiple” vehicles. It happened about a half-mile east of Teutopolis on U.S. Highway 40. The area is 78 miles south of Champaign-Urbana, near Effingham.