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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe& P R" P' t- e, c( S
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
% ], R0 c1 F/ e# g8 y Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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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.
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( w* p4 s+ y" m; T7 v/ LThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.7 K- b8 d& }* o5 B+ V
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.3 \* j4 K+ n6 ?) ^
8 v7 P/ r$ h9 q! k0 L" z5 |! `+ xThe 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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- [4 F, r I7 hRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.% f0 r" y! y3 T: D1 E
8 }7 B- e: V- I% r# V, JThe 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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