Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe

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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
6 f% [" w2 T4 d9 a5 ]1 r- z  By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM    StoryPhotos ( 1 )
1 z5 a5 p, x, H2 F' k Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com

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.
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0 V# W: s% J9 j1 h( ?  `4 aA 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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: U$ F4 h' I* W- Q4 NThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.

A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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! s" F4 B  u4 D( EThe 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.

% i8 r/ z8 w# N. jRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.
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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.
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高枕无忧1

交通事故每天都发生。你不撞人家，人家要撞你！

健康营养站

高枕无忧1 发表于 2012-3-25 19:58
交通事故每天都发生。你不撞人家，人家要撞你！

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小眼带鱼

去年夏天在从Mayerthorp去Whitecourt的路上看到一辆minivan直接被撞成两段。我看到的时候离事故发生应该不到10分钟，好多车都在努力救minivan的司机。