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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
D' R1 W: ^2 a; ? By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) J, \# H8 }% a7 Q3 R
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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$ q! j; y3 d/ j2 TEDMONTON - 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.( g' T; p4 r: `/ Q! n
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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." H5 i5 G2 M, `" G) L9 n$ V5 }
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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.9 X& j0 z$ J* r# 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.
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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 J+ R- v& o+ t Z$ y8 h
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