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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe7 l2 J: g( \6 }% }! U& I ]
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) 3 L( x! \6 }3 }
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com4 Q& i8 A; ~1 e+ o
0 ~- K2 J! U$ [! H+ q- T# a, ]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.2 T& ?3 W) P# P) i
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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.$ i/ O- X8 E$ p# [; [
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.* h( w$ D* g; X# F, g
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis." y0 i, c4 k2 c) s/ F
* Z; ^' f4 H6 `8 j' l# uThe 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. \% c, Z' E4 \6 Q1 f3 k
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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.( G' f, v0 t; V( h& }
$ K2 ~3 h: h$ G7 J' l3 d# z+ K8 yThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.( w5 x* a2 K: O. Q; V( J
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