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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe7 n; P; b2 y1 Z# L" S
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
7 t+ S$ k$ _! w Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com% b- z" W" e/ g. L0 `
9 f. V: J# U2 O2 w( v: n8 a9 HEDMONTON - 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 J0 Q! T* }& \9 L. F2 Z
6 n6 R6 ^! p1 h2 q+ q1 P* E. l oA 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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0 c% a. p* ]( g6 |; O* SThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.; K1 d4 |" u' A, T7 E
- O6 ?9 d2 J6 \2 _; W [& RA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.( F3 x& Q5 f/ D4 C' v
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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./ i) t% U; o! M+ o) w; V1 B' y. o
1 H% s1 f; L1 X8 D r# ?) lRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.9 [* E& G& C7 D8 M" k1 i
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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." Y8 h% S! q" `' r% G& A. {
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