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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe; c. O! ]$ x5 r5 d0 R
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
, G" I' v! @% C6 X/ D Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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EDMONTON - 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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$ p5 P3 ^% ~! c. e: L: `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. ]1 X! e0 r8 s ?) R/ R' j
8 x: q& {7 A+ Y8 M. I; I" uThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.* {, W; f; F; }
$ }2 g0 s; |- s7 @9 YA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis. t5 u$ X# L3 k' k w
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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.. ]- x+ e# ]/ p( R
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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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The crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.
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