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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
r5 ?: e* `. y! x5 V By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) 5 Q7 q. d% N; Z) O
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com+ t' i+ i) r( X: h; U3 X( U' S
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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.& e* _6 [- U$ a* `' K2 A
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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.0 s: c8 N1 M4 f$ n
6 A8 A" [5 o7 I2 f" ]; ^. E/ rThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.8 w! N1 y& @' T7 p( d, p
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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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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.
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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. Y0 M" ~: R6 }0 @8 N: e
1 X7 ]0 r# ~/ z: PThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday., `6 |, d7 L. I
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