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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
/ W/ p% h) `/ T; Q& ?% ~5 L$ z- J% i By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) 8 y/ g+ J4 ^5 D" U6 x/ i# }5 _$ ~
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.
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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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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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' [' \5 I% S0 Q) w7 R+ g# @A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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4 u8 F ~8 c% B5 sThe 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.
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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.6 d. e+ G0 A7 Q( a5 Z
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