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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
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Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com: U) ?% R; p3 C3 U9 R+ c% P1 G- E
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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% R- I! J( [
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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.! y* {* R2 s) N* c
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway., M( W3 [( u9 a' `* {& C# R' r
( b& o* o- s0 e8 {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., \8 ?# j0 n$ b& ^
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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." x R3 b7 N3 ]: t5 ~2 u
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