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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe! o O2 ~# c; r) @9 g
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 )
3 a( f0 X* s# C% n) R- T Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com
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7 @3 ~. U1 u- N$ o9 S0 VEDMONTON - 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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, C) G: ^, G5 A4 YA 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.2 U% N5 M5 `" p7 {- C
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The collision caused extensive damage and the wreckage blocked both lanes of the highway.
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5 Y3 m3 Y& _$ A. q# C3 GA pickup truck travelling north could not stop in time and hit the back of one of the semis.& C# G) G. A; Z& }, q$ 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.
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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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3 {* u# m% Q; z: j3 _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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