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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: A semitruck crash in central illinois has caused a deadly ammonia leak - Caught on Camera

Emergency responders work the scene of semitruck crash in Teutopolis, Ill., on Saturday. (NewsNation-WTWO via AP)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The tanker truck crash in central Illinois that killed five people may have started when another vehicle tried to pass the chemical-laden truck, a federal transportation official said Sunday.

The tanker truck was carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia when it jackknifed Friday night, and hit a utility trailer parked just off the highway, according to Tom Chapman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board. The tank carrying anhydrous ammonia hit the trailer hitch of the other vehicle, which punched a six-inch (15 centimeter) hole in the chemical container, Chapman said during news conference Sunday.

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