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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
c' J* k+ o+ U By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) 7 F. k" L, f- I4 I
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com5 S6 G6 ?: ?4 f' Y
: x4 ~& ~8 @/ r; T- {6 F! j& q: ^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.# Z# }" R2 f) f
1 Q! r5 H/ U8 L% QA 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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! A* A$ G# @3 n; L/ I- rThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway." {+ m; f$ J! E7 X3 f
% z! J; |, M/ S5 i8 K1 kA 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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% H( e" ~, q# R( C) F4 bRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.1 m% b5 W4 O5 d/ B8 _8 Y* L
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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.1 o5 a3 L% E( v5 P% Z
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