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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe! k w8 b. ?5 ?( M* `0 @
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
. G N* z( l. o Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com; b! e) U, n) q
6 T7 p2 M* }3 t/ c$ C4 kEDMONTON - 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.# t. x+ n f# v6 h5 m7 u
5 w: V/ {$ K) j% S: N5 BThe 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 r. i4 n8 M! C( {& [: L
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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.
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- n) k) O+ ~- N. j9 |1 aRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.8 D9 r" ]3 n9 Q- u
/ I! J* J. {- d2 @& C: m9 }7 xThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.4 c" [7 Y1 K) p$ H7 t$ F0 f
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