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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
8 g; S4 ?4 [7 \/ U; w By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
5 \1 a; R( H. B9 c 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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2 y' I+ ~" S; @0 tThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.8 A3 C% @" C3 N( ~2 @
( l! l! }1 f: Z" l/ F& s* |A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.) o5 D" u1 s* N( `. f
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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.0 Y7 P2 Q" \1 x/ y
D' ^# j3 O9 ?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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0 D! X) E( Q' p) @8 VThe 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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