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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
1 c8 X* o. f) ? t. d By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) . T/ |$ s6 Q: K, w+ r' ]" y$ M5 v
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com9 M% I) ^8 Y0 ~/ B
' n+ H3 k8 R: C) p. MEDMONTON - 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: G- m4 G$ G7 w8 Y$ {* ]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.( u4 I+ s v1 m% i% j: n
: Q3 H% m6 }6 R: i( P) iThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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9 i4 g( H; U i8 \& M7 i5 xA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.8 ^; B2 @( ~. J/ Z2 Q8 B
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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.( F, x7 r0 T9 F- [7 w3 q
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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.4 w: N! f/ U9 M
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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.3 M1 e. y4 A Y/ } H
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