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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
" Y8 A* o, U# i/ I: S, A By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
/ D. q0 c8 }9 n8 i3 ` Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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: F' f/ O, a7 X4 I; h3 x: C MEDMONTON - 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.6 Z, w. o, x: V7 f
3 Z/ M3 G+ L5 cA 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.3 S+ I( z" g$ o6 T& w
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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A pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.; M: p! d: O4 E! ^2 a
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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.% e- |+ Z, ]) z& X' E/ F" _
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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.9 Y7 H1 u1 R8 s/ }; x* R. a
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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.3 G( z4 _. {9 t1 q! u! x
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