Five people killed after truck carrying toxic substance overturns in Illinois

Two children among confirmed dead as authorities evacuate area and work to contain anhydrous ammonia leaking from tanker

Five people, including two children, are confirmed to have died after a semitruck carrying a toxic substance overturned in Illinois, releasing a cloud of ammonia that prompted the evacuation of area residents, authorities said on Saturday.

Kim Rhodes, the Effingham county coroner, confirmed to the station WCIA that the fatalities were a result of Friday night's accident in Teutopolis, Illinois.