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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
5 i# C2 r( K7 Z' } By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
4 r% m6 G) l& B" x( r3 F# }7 b Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com2 H" b1 ^$ ^2 j# R
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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.
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1 W$ D9 Z4 \! z. nA 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.! W5 s! k0 ]& f% x* N
5 _" K% O- g% iThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.2 s4 N6 w6 r- G9 e
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.0 Q6 H I3 E3 t2 b' B2 L5 }
8 q9 d! `: D1 Y" IThe 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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6 D8 C0 K. G) SThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.5 W' l5 M( z: d9 i9 }# K9 K+ _
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