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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe$ i$ r; `" _2 q5 H& R
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
7 e$ O1 V0 \6 c 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.4 I- J9 e) L. [2 y
}7 e4 G. r5 \2 y$ QThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.$ o7 b! R9 K8 {( M5 g
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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$ L) m5 o9 k& E9 {1 ]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.
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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.) k O8 I) T0 y- ^- K5 Y7 `0 z
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