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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe6 k' r0 \# @9 u u
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
5 @1 r+ D$ ~3 R9 u, f Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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- d+ k |( d6 s' B8 s G/ F+ K" YEDMONTON - 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.* u' z3 r' F* B( W
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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.# Y2 d3 {0 W. h0 [9 W) E
- Q1 t8 F/ l5 ?- e* e k) VThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway." z3 W2 y; O, K0 C0 S5 I$ }/ P7 S
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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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: H; B5 C% ?1 u m0 }' bRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.1 q6 r. I& ?4 p" l
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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./ U4 r# T- A& |2 O3 p0 J
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