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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
# ]7 C8 h6 K) P; b9 t M' a( A0 f7 L By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) ) v* h5 g+ k8 m& N2 N( i" a$ U* l
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com* ] @4 d' `6 z3 P' L1 G
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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.
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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. l7 V6 h1 ~) m7 t. }$ D; F
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway. x. j# \0 }- h2 }8 C# M0 Y- ?
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.# L+ v4 Y2 p$ [: c C4 m
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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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- d2 s' [5 {: DRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.
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9 ^. b9 ]7 [3 M0 t% o4 u5 NThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.7 t' I3 [0 Z5 f/ T
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