(Marion Co, IL) — Five people are dead after flash-flooding in Marion County. Fire officials say a vehicle was on I-57 in Patoka when it got stuck about 200 feet downstream on the East Fork Creek. Someone in the car called 9-1-1, but by the time help arrived, the vehicle had already sunk. Officials say the family was traveling from Kentucky to Minnesota.
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