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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe2 v/ \% z0 @1 W" l$ ?; G# J. U9 R& `! Y
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
: `0 T7 R. H7 i, U* E9 I1 t Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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3 e- E" R% b& W& REDMONTON - 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.( s, N8 ]( f6 Y% w( D8 k# u/ z
* H* O: n% F! X6 `6 d8 B3 aA 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. m7 e) m* q: B# o' a9 b! H# I# B
: p% v+ k! I' ?$ h4 e, _' `The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.% k5 O, ?7 }+ M0 r$ [; f$ `# X5 s
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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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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.) O6 x1 g" W8 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.6 F4 g3 G/ \7 }: t
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