Dust storms have proven deadly to motorists across the U.S. for years. Authorities say a dust storm last week reduced visibility to nearly zero on Interstate 70 in western Kansas.

The family, Edward and his pregnant wife Skylar, children Hailey and Luciano and their dog, Mochi, drove into the dust in Sherman County, Kansas, and crashed into a pileup that involved 71 vehicles, killed eight people and injured others.

At least eight people died after more than 55 vehicles were involved in a crash due to a dust storm in Kansas, authorities said Saturday. At 3:22 p.m. local time on Friday, high winds moved into northwest Kansas from Colorado,