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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe" k8 l2 e4 X+ Q- o6 M
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
; f. p: p& q3 Y+ R* ~ Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com4 N! T' a1 g: D j9 [
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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.* m& _5 g" ^( M. l* U! K9 {
" U1 |! d, {; { ^* p( ?0 qThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.( C- q: L8 o& Q1 F4 {$ V
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.) v G. `# }5 z# \" [; B5 d. l
, [& I6 b, ^' ?, p% mThe 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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+ S3 w9 T5 U: U7 J* YRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.# R1 q l! j* ]; Z7 C# G
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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.
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