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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe9 o* v$ j- f: E' p/ Z5 t& e: Z. L
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) 9 `) g+ f0 w1 b- q2 S2 @
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com# \0 E4 W- o1 B8 a# x" F
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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.8 v& |+ v1 {$ k8 P& s, z
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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.- f8 i7 y- l ]% G5 Y7 E
9 S: c4 ]5 M8 x1 e3 B% a8 C' KThe 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.
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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 u3 X0 Y. V5 p$ l8 z; v
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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.1 A4 R K C! x
1 W; f- u' S8 v: d+ k& q, d, MThe 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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