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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
) Z3 C& A3 i$ h/ e$ |9 M By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
+ G6 f1 o2 d# F3 i7 v' x Z Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com; Q3 u6 U5 P* D6 x8 k) ^% N
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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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- x; n% N3 Z% P5 E& `! F; \% f, FA 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.5 l, L1 K& ?% y# q/ i5 p8 g
$ V6 ^* W) Y8 D7 ~' I4 FThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.3 c) G" [( A7 a4 h) O' v
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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.1 X r' R. V2 p
# ]3 @1 `* J# E7 l7 m# KThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.4 l! v! y# ?( G
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