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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe+ t& }' j' O' C4 q9 `. L
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
/ w# W k' f9 a+ P Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com; [+ S4 } M! H! ]. |
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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./ h* l8 K9 M( z6 g7 e5 V
6 B* G. i) \. E' s: R: q- JA 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.7 }* ~$ F2 r1 \5 b6 Q2 J
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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 U" Q" E% G4 ~9 B: J9 _
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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.4 @% {- D7 X5 E6 d
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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.8 }! x" c% b+ d0 f/ L
9 J; m4 E5 b/ f) i' O( Y4 v, kThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.5 [; A; Z- O: A
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