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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
7 v0 ^- N* c' E* `/ N By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
/ ] t7 a" S% o7 Y T1 h; Z 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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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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0 M5 g# N7 [* ~) y* x5 K; g2 EThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.; m0 n% l( [8 @% \! `% n- J
* [8 B: i$ F6 b Q* ^/ H0 p5 nA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.! B4 a' @7 M& D' s9 X' D" ~+ _
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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.- R1 N& i: Z4 r* @, W* ~
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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.8 d' W& H! {6 D6 K5 K/ v
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