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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe/ h P( n+ f" W: }
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) / v) {. m' S8 C7 A2 H
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com. z. ?7 _3 L y* F9 X
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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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& U4 B0 o+ o! B$ f% P( H1 N6 qA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis." q( n" b) m9 ^( _9 D/ {. j- \
) R7 `- V5 o) r/ e/ C, W I# oThe 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.' T' S, x/ N+ n) e5 t% M0 w% Q
- i8 L( A: R' P/ I, g( I# C0 jRCMP 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. W" C% K4 q" G- E+ h8 J
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