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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
2 O; U7 C0 n# a$ G! w1 ?+ v! i By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
- R" X# u8 X+ p: E Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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2 k$ b/ [7 m6 h5 S! o8 q' P( `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.3 f& n- f- u' P0 D# i, H' o2 Q
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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.$ j) z& S" R$ p
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.. O3 t6 k0 V( y$ h4 S5 W, L9 k
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.( ~) T' w) f4 |9 s' Y
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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.% b. M# C- | {+ c; [' q
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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.' w$ Y: s' m# [
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The crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.1 N8 W3 `. s% F( b. ^0 j, Q
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