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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
: _7 _4 h! }1 I: g, \% P8 k- b By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
& f; v0 U6 ]; N" u6 p 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.; E4 d. s9 |, e( ]6 B3 Q* o4 R* W
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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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2 y$ ^: |6 k& k9 n Z9 sThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway., v8 S% i0 Q# \+ t. L6 B# s" J
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* o2 j0 P0 d; f/ O5 r- RThe 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.0 j, o+ v. F0 X% f+ S- \
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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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7 E6 Y7 l+ _5 u- L! N& WThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.5 X7 N2 l" D; ^ t3 g. n3 W! W
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