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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
8 G9 A, t0 I+ ~4 B* } By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) & B% Z" U d1 L) |' x, @
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com- R3 p5 x6 m' W& L
0 Z, H$ O- p6 R k4 q" \3 f T7 sEDMONTON - 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.% w' t7 g# n( X
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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3 ~( A" V4 w2 Y, VThe 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.+ s- C$ Y: H7 T, `
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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.
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% h# c$ A9 L) e; P, _6 UThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.
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