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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
1 Y5 I# W" k2 F5 |6 z/ u By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
* r3 L. }0 b# F& k- k; E& z Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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3 \( b7 f6 N( F/ G+ P9 lEDMONTON - 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.' s' @' H {1 Y) ?) S
/ x5 t; Q* M: \% X% p. J- e$ \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.* j4 R* E+ y1 N q
* l6 o* }6 R& z% `The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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) ]) D2 l1 ~& T* v1 fA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.' O4 r: ]2 c8 S4 m. |, L1 n9 x; U
0 U* |/ N4 @9 W P6 f# JThe 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.% G5 S3 b e. X; n( Q1 F, a
2 q5 h7 q% Q! a( jRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.2 i0 q$ A9 |5 _2 c6 J# J
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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.$ p! ^9 I& V& Q0 _0 T# Z' ~8 R
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