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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe' F6 R) {4 e* J. t2 V: p/ ^
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
4 o, y; q/ q* K% n1 a: x. P, u O3 A Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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5 q6 W7 m8 R3 \) WEDMONTON - 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.2 f& q2 J, q% r" g
- a4 Z5 T% z n8 {1 FA 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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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.6 d& w) {" S* ?9 z8 `
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.$ ^! j/ R5 @3 U% \. Q, D
0 P. G5 C9 n1 x) g* a9 eThe 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: Q* b) b0 ^9 s& e f. A+ j
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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.. K5 e W# O: I- f) C4 y
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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./ Z& r- q( r* i( ?
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