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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
' ?0 u9 B$ C- Q9 y& C By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
% M! u* z' n/ y6 H& x Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com# R/ X0 T8 j" }# Z! i; I$ x
5 h: y; F% x0 `+ T, 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.
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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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8 O, `: h/ Z9 [7 `A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.- D1 S8 R6 w. J, a
7 |. Y5 ^; o) B# O! v) n* x# 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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2 t" ~/ R' p7 C! J1 ]& c7 xRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.% k7 }9 X6 x- ]4 A& ~* H. Q
" l# _. ]6 h& L$ [( s% wThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.- I: r5 p5 d! N2 S8 A1 o! A
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