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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
5 h; e9 n: e" ]4 m/ P0 ~ By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
6 ~1 o% X: |" w: b# y, N3 [ Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com$ B+ P V9 ?" I1 L
$ B+ d3 e' P p# Z2 ~/ W9 {( F; ]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.6 e/ K i0 ?; J- b. J8 |
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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.
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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.; d* ^8 r8 F9 k6 x( D% @
" _' l( a' e- K7 x% }' ?, W M" uThe 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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