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The Interstate 5 Dust Storm Disaster (2021x32)

Udgivelsesdato: Jul 22, 2021

In 1991, November 29 was the Friday following Thanksgiving, and as a result, traffic onI-5 was greater throughout the day. Low visibility on the roadway triggered a series of chain reaction incidents around 2:30 p.m. local time, around 45 miles (72 km) north of Coalinga. The accident claimed the lives of 17 people and injured another 150. Several vehicles caught fire, contributing to the deaths; two bodies were so badly charred that they could not be identified after the accident. This is the story of the Intterstate 5 Dust Storm Disaster