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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe6 ^& c) c9 M' z! ?8 e
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) , P, r+ g5 r$ u9 j5 S4 p3 ?
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com; G P% l! ]( w0 I
6 F1 B; v6 f% O- Q EEDMONTON - 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. o* c; F k2 R7 l' ]: P
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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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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.! P: l* }* J% c- J* K' b# i" ?9 I$ z
, P2 {+ R7 R% h3 I: s+ }A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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6 _" \9 j+ Z6 FThe 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.1 m6 m5 Z% I2 Z& |
4 A5 L# x4 v# F! uRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.6 S- G3 b1 J) J$ }
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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.
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