 鲜花( 7)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe
+ k* V; b" M0 n% Z1 i; `3 J5 ` By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) ( a1 U E, T* i& Q- ]8 H( v
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
& c9 w" q* I$ i+ t
6 m, V% }* U9 V% tEDMONTON - 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.
# t; x2 `. w" G- e, }
4 ?: t; x! V7 ?1 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.
( A8 ]2 A! `. k: _2 p3 w. L
2 |- y, P9 g. B+ K* H A( c; gThe collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
' g5 B$ g. O/ b
! s( B0 H8 B) G# k! {; O9 I8 MA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.; c* W, T! N1 h6 T
8 Y. I6 ]" a. |& q1 I0 s/ c+ k; _# K1 t
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.
5 s) ?8 \4 H! F/ z) P
" M& C7 a! c* G; ^) q* YRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.
; \3 Q7 ~" l( K8 A7 P7 ]) @ S& k2 q1 c+ ^5 ~& R
The crash closed the northbound lanes of Highway 43 for several hours. The highway was expected to be fully open again late Sunday.3 _+ W9 H, }# U4 Q" j& m
0 R' V8 ^2 o* O7 ~" }
|
|