Truck plunges off overpass, killing driver

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way down Yellowhead Trail is dead after plunging off an overpass in Edmonton's west end this afternoon. Police began receiving reports of a semi going east in the westbound lanes of Yellowhead Trail shortly after 1 pm, said spokeswoman Karen Carlson. The tractor-trailer drove the wrong way for at least 15 kilometres, seemingly trying to target oncoming traffic, said trucker Ken Kerlak, who was having his truck serviced at the Peterbilt shop near 184th Street. He did not witness the accident ...