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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
- L% b* _) V. y, R$ [+ e By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
B! ?- x: f' g- r9 q Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com$ I% e9 E8 y" ^, A: j. b
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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./ J5 ? A5 V M
& M. g4 t& g* A& c0 g' \* M7 b0 BA 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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The 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.4 N) J" z, i6 T T
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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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0 R# { U) [( F! \+ s1 H' d' yThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.! f. A" x8 u6 D# Q/ P* j7 e
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