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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe( ?4 X: h- u0 Z. M2 X& L
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
* Z+ I) Y" y6 ?3 w% {& n Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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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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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.* M. y0 I8 }5 J4 }3 N3 v2 w
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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& ?) l8 m$ V5 W/ aThe 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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0 J! ^ }( X& P3 w4 \3 f- y! \The crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.8 E' k: X1 n6 o* W/ @: s; f- T) U8 _/ G
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