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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe& f6 N; Z& I8 [$ `9 |+ J/ p! |
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
3 C/ v4 P& }& Q. Y: P* u: o Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com( O E3 b) y) j- E p5 m# W
* V) w z6 t5 {* Z/ E$ q3 DEDMONTON - 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.+ K7 V6 ~# J6 U1 ]9 ]+ J5 C0 j5 C
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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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$ H: m+ c+ y3 HThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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9 }2 ^) [ x( u7 qA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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: I' m' w! e A, ^+ t! W7 i xThe 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.' X, ~3 {: A) ^3 p4 [5 e* `; |
( m' n% b; V. gRCMP 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.; @- v# A6 F& ~
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