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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe1 W3 D7 x0 E4 [7 H/ _3 g4 j" f
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
: o* y0 i; O4 ]2 I. `% q* v Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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4 @1 q! X8 f. c3 QEDMONTON - 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.; b J) v" k, T' e; ~% n. [! U! z
& ^4 h/ D) \$ _( {0 u4 WA 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.6 p! D6 u6 r( y ?. H# }9 u% Z
% o6 a9 m+ M0 |+ UThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway." n. T: a) [% V. `- H
. n/ ~; c0 k- P+ eA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.* t% e/ Z9 q& ^$ Z, r1 F; B
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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., h. G9 M$ @7 I: g3 L+ m& C
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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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