US ammonia tanker spill kills five

Teutopolis High School

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Seven others hospitalised after traffic incident released 15,000 litres of anhydrous ammonia

A tanker carrying anhydrous ammonia was punctured during a traffic incident in Teutopolis, US, killing five people and hospitalising a further seven. The incident appears to have occurred while a car was attempting to overtake the truck on 30 September, according to local news reports.