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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
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. P$ l. r, f0 b. r3 L( e3 b Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com( f$ k! K' I( X7 n* |# c, d# E; [3 V
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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.0 O2 J5 P0 Q' M/ @7 F l5 w2 U w8 ?
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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.& `$ G) v/ `! w1 h
5 G* P) B- Y G+ C# \The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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1 G, F& Z" ^" g% l- g, E% `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.
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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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' r5 o6 l, Z' J1 `* v" T% yThe 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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