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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
' J. G5 T- J) Q9 C* x) _7 j By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) # K$ Y; O# R+ ^0 O4 P3 j* 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.: Q: [3 W2 {. Z$ x( }9 y3 B
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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. \# m( Y& o: H- p7 y' `7 {5 K
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.9 E9 `1 P! F0 Y0 v) ]7 F
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.
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f( X# T/ r+ C( g+ }0 y3 Q0 L# i+ \4 N, YThe 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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. @: v' R7 M8 p0 ~3 b! w3 `* F/ mRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.
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$ M7 p2 A4 w4 K% b% _. rThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.& R$ b# B" e) }% R% e
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