Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe

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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
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6 E1 i8 u; z2 e$ J) _ Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com

% d. F; n/ J- x  E3 QEDMONTON - 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.

0 h+ m/ B5 h6 H" M+ D; z# f  JA 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.

The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.

! U( @' C9 J. g; v$ ]' C4 S7 E: ~5 lA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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. X8 N4 B2 \9 w* k2 ]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.
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3 g; d) k8 M$ F2 w. I# a6 G1 g- CRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.
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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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高枕无忧1

交通事故每天都发生。你不撞人家，人家要撞你！

健康营养站

高枕无忧1 发表于 2012-3-25 19:58
8 y! F3 w9 y; @' X) r交通事故每天都发生。你不撞人家，人家要撞你！

小眼带鱼

去年夏天在从Mayerthorp去Whitecourt的路上看到一辆minivan直接被撞成两段。我看到的时候离事故发生应该不到10分钟，好多车都在努力救minivan的司机。