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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
0 v! ` W F) t" U By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
5 C M+ @5 W8 J9 d Y9 f 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.9 ~' z+ V2 ] t2 X1 V+ P7 o; O
% R: ^% e' g: k/ Y) G+ d9 UThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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9 S+ \* \8 h/ ?8 q/ w( R/ GA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.5 ~+ t4 q) B O5 P7 _$ k
/ q" \& j/ ]: E# gThe 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. x& c. r' A; U
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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 z& m/ x, S9 m* w1 W. z) A; U
: E8 l6 o# a# t5 r, s9 iThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.7 A* v1 t/ e& A0 h% _1 m" \5 {
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