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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe1 \0 e- ~5 X2 R& d3 l' g3 Y
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) 6 X# ?/ T; u! Z2 a- e; D6 G
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com- {' {% f" y! U8 D8 X! _2 d: C
6 N8 o" E6 }8 r/ }( E* v0 [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.; }( `& ` @4 o }$ X8 M! Y
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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.: W1 P3 F0 d4 A b2 g; z6 G
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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# g+ b& l4 s; F7 {9 d* K& FA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.3 p% |9 l0 q# }, L# E
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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.+ I- d* f8 C2 H; H1 n R& @, M
+ T2 D1 N+ v) n" ?! [- oRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.1 S8 c9 V6 P2 y, g3 J3 ^
6 n, i0 P A$ G; q* uThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.) z* Q5 O+ ]0 E3 R9 Q' F- j
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