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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
$ J. q& P ^6 d7 \7 Y By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) 5 I2 _, S( Y; s8 ^8 P' W
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com$ ^0 W8 U$ \$ F' C
% L9 W5 A* J/ G0 s' u) x9 qEDMONTON - 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.& O7 c) ?" g2 O8 D2 k5 B |
7 g4 e# Y+ v0 }7 S! l: _' c6 zA 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.& R: [$ s% J0 x. z
; S3 |& r1 }/ K) h* I% _The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway. S8 _# [ j7 F' \, N' V
5 I T. \6 r( I: Y! ^A 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.
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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.0 o- e0 U ^# V8 u! L7 N
5 E- m; C1 p) y0 w. N( ^' Q( F, lThe crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday./ K5 v& ` _+ b* l; N
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