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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
2 o1 E1 i1 l8 p; a. c; S# G By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
* t2 `2 o! \4 G( I3 v$ D5 j Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com q% g, P+ X" f1 ?9 v# W& ?
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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.1 X0 D/ k. |" k a# {
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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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( h( o1 T2 Q7 q+ b7 UA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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6 E- o( L' j, q# Q$ u8 R9 |+ z% FThe 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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4 Y7 b0 |- {* q) jRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.1 P; V; `; V# O, V
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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.( S7 A9 U2 A0 X( J8 ^
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