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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
5 t5 n7 l+ R, a* S1 Y3 l By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) 7 u" E; O8 |& _$ f1 \& ~
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com( z4 ^2 c7 N1 D+ [$ ?6 E q
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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.4 G4 g% y% @9 L! c& D2 W
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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.7 f# ^' }) V" }
& m6 D# k% `6 o* P0 {$ ], FA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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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.4 }2 x$ y7 }2 J- x
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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." |4 V% h t, J0 I' M' l; \
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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.: @. g& v% G" @' W4 k
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