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Truck driver killed, three injured in crash near Mayerthorpe1 l3 `4 j% l7 E x% ~
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com March 25, 2012 8:02 PM StoryPhotos ( 1 ) - |. d2 U7 r0 h# U; y' w2 C
Crash on Highway 43Photograph by: Rick Colville , edmontonjournal.com- T3 [$ f3 i# n |% V. n- ]
9 |# h* t# H9 C6 N: ^1 qEDMONTON - 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.# n& `5 Z# H4 t( N# r3 g
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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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7 O7 X& D7 u6 hThe 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.; q1 T+ l3 `2 d9 G- x. 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.; v' P0 @0 w4 h4 p
5 [8 H, X7 o! e) Q5 fRCMP do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, though weather conditions may have been a factor.: `+ T, |/ M, L3 x% a
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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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