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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
% _. x' H, o6 Y. m& p1 a By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
* X8 u% [# y& I: h Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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, }, m, O4 X* M3 k- IEDMONTON - 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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% |8 }6 B J/ _! K. {; ~" ZA 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.8 N9 ?3 L/ S! O/ u J) g0 h. V
3 C# H" G; k1 W8 V7 e1 L7 E/ _The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway., _) t5 I- V$ b
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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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RCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.) f. n" h9 y" R/ }
3 S7 I0 j6 m: R2 hThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.- Q9 J3 e- c( h( u% h; ?9 `
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