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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe1 O8 u3 \6 Z5 y: r
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) # a+ @6 R. P/ r" e# R+ E
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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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.
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3 a1 t& f. c6 a# r: O/ W7 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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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway. N! P% R3 b1 R7 P ~3 E6 i$ s
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.! a; \8 I1 k4 Y3 K& |0 g" U# [
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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.2 W# K* @5 m3 F* d" m4 X
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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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The crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.$ s: F) P: t# S8 B, D
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