Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe

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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
  By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM    StoryPhotos ( 1 )
( R- m. i5 |, @0 M  C5 Q! h Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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: F: c3 E7 H* t4 CEDMONTON - 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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& M; A8 z/ W8 N0 z2 GA 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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) `2 @) C( n' G' XThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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: V$ X0 \% N' a& x- b6 QA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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8 J* B! o, R; Q7 sThe 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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; J2 U/ [: O( `" s, aRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.
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$ T& L) V) p# u; ?. o/ FThe 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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高枕无忧1

交通事故每天都发生。你不撞人家，人家要撞你！

健康营养站

高枕无忧1 发表于 2012-3-25 19:58
交通事故每天都发生。你不撞人家，人家要撞你！

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小眼带鱼

去年夏天在从Mayerthorp去Whitecourt的路上看到一辆minivan直接被撞成两段。我看到的时候离事故发生应该不到10分钟，好多车都在努力救minivan的司机。