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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe" e3 }& ?2 G5 h8 r- Z
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
. h$ ^* D) ]' d+ D1 z Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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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.! m1 C, i j: L* ~
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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.
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3 V. t1 U; K) z4 B7 @1 g. R: dThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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. n& u& D# A- [2 p! z0 X. F% PA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.6 p/ f0 T9 `5 c" c, X, ~8 N
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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.% I* P! M9 l0 k% x* q4 [; q0 {
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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.. r$ Z. |( c/ Z( M6 F' U$ ^3 d
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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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