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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe/ x6 ~8 k. c! k/ i/ ?, y
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) + o; Q& R; w& y' W/ P( s
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com3 a! v$ _2 W9 @' B
( a6 E# c+ ]$ s' ~2 f# e! H* LEDMONTON - 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.5 e: c' w0 ^; |9 G% ?7 V* y2 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.% Q, _5 n' r7 W! n
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.8 G6 \. C& [, X7 {: T0 @5 B' j+ a
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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.; R0 p$ ], z6 w- y' R. X* p
3 m; \* T) t5 R, A4 XRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.
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9 X$ C6 \! W& V1 `( VThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.7 S# i9 N. a/ H
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