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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe! c6 _; @5 P' S' E @# v3 H5 V
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
6 ] l0 W2 s: G0 h. @ Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com: j0 Y3 ]* {4 X5 m* S- `1 n! Q- Y7 y# K
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EDMONTON - The driver of a semi-trailer unit is dead and three others are in hospital after a collision 15 kilometres north of Mayerthorpe Sunday morning.. d4 J1 k5 s4 i7 F* _9 N
2 Q! ~# j4 x( T4 S2 pA southbound semi-trailer truck was turning left off Highway 43 at Township Road 584 at about 9:20 a.m. when it was struck by a northbound semi, Mayerthorpe RCMP said in a news release.
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.& a- Q6 C! u( R. a" ^+ @
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The two occupants of the pickup were airlifted to Edmonton by air ambulance, one with non-life threatening injuries and the other in serious but stable condition. The driver of one semi was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The other semi driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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RCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.
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The crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.. Y7 b% U7 x' }' w/ R0 t5 V
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