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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
* W9 J# ~ b8 \/ B6 {$ ] By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
- P. o: Q& s4 I7 }' ?! O7 [0 a+ B7 z Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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6 S9 m; c( Q: K$ OEDMONTON - 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.! U( f- Z) Y& e t6 W( X. E
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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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1 Z4 }0 V I8 W9 _The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.% {6 A4 Q. W4 H5 z4 }
6 }& e7 f: m& CA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.; r9 g; S1 _0 |& r& j# ]/ M* m
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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.! f5 b) J: }; m+ x- j$ j0 U. e& y
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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.& X! x* w7 r! m1 a* O
2 v9 O( y* t/ s- \The crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.. v1 y2 U) A2 k, u
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