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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
7 ~# ?2 A- M7 M By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
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) T& ~) D9 B* i- X9 a8 ~# a- ?8 IEDMONTON - 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.
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+ r0 j9 P- }5 c6 |6 o; f9 h! ]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.
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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.
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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.
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1 F* F# E* M8 e/ L- }The crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.8 ~, W q7 K4 }/ r- x/ G2 k* R
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