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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
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0 ~. E8 H9 q$ a Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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! p: J! p7 j! F. }) U8 t# E8 W LEDMONTON - 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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A 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.# I1 q2 N4 ^. s) ~. ?: U3 G) G+ B
" o! F- x2 Q+ s n' M8 o* U- zA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.) R7 p: M" Q* ?$ I3 C7 R
/ N5 N; O8 C' Q$ {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.3 q4 r+ |3 |) E& A2 [
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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.
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