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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe5 {/ ~' O. O, n4 n6 ]" O
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) 8 g3 y' m3 p0 `6 J! ^: R7 D. G
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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z. ]8 a& ^( f/ u; pEDMONTON - 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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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.5 d/ ~$ T1 U/ 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.
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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.
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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.3 {# a& N* i& ^/ b; s. K
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