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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
; |& l0 q9 L: C2 f9 x By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) 3 U; p: J2 V1 _2 { R
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.. f" c: I( [$ K8 ^' K( e9 C
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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." Z( R! m8 y7 G2 x7 y& t( F: \
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.( l1 j8 Z2 }1 G8 y9 P1 U7 W f# S, T: J
1 i& H% e. \* E9 _. MA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.! \7 E5 P' u' m, H# r% |% k
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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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3 o& Q% `/ Y8 TRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.. i8 k1 F2 Y+ ^& W, b
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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.9 G0 E% E" c1 U! V2 d' W/ k7 w: Y
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