Five people have been killed and five more were seriously injured after a toxic truck carrying ammonia overturned in . The hazardous substance leaked from the cargo of the truck, causing a mass evacuation of hundreds of local residents in Teutopolis, officials said Saturday. The semitruck was carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia, and toppled at around 9:25 on Friday evening. The resulting run off totaled more than half of the vehicles 7,500 gallon load, according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
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