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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe% ~1 }6 K% P* u6 m( H% l' t
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) ' w, [% I- a/ p2 H1 C, |; |
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com& O7 ?9 x. W, M( e
- v; E0 S0 a" i% E0 i4 @. sEDMONTON - 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.0 r$ k2 ~% u* V4 L8 A: _. n
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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' T: y* ^) O- u- g+ \1 H# X; Y6 PA 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.: x. {; B6 E. m g3 c9 e' D
, t, }0 \5 P- u' I" }1 P: cRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.0 H! j0 j) y. f# u" y" v A
/ ]% h1 M, \0 b x2 cThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.! P% k" j& R* k5 ]
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