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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe5 J5 j2 G4 g4 C, u- S; D$ H
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) - U( V* M( ^+ ?+ O
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com( E' c4 o% ~' Y( c, \1 U. p
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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.& i7 j1 b4 K$ S' J. S
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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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/ Y$ |! C) R, E1 `9 `0 ?" qThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.5 Y7 j+ h3 p8 S2 H
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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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! b1 ~! _8 v- D& G9 b8 ^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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; x3 @: ?: Y1 t7 iRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.
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) j$ g0 u5 O; C8 e IThe 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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