Five Indian students in Canada have been killed in a highway collision in Canada’s Ontario province. The five were killed when their van collided with a tractor-trailer on Canada’s Highway 401 between Belleville and Trenton early Saturday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have identified them as Jaspinder Singh, 21, Karanpal Singh, 22, Mohit Chouhan, 23, Pawan Kumar, 23, and Harpreet Singh, 24. They were pronounced dead on the scene. Two injured students were rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
External Affairs Minster Dr. S. Jaishankar offered his condolences through Twitter.
Deeply mourn the passing away of 5 Indian students in Canada. Condolences to their families. Pray for the recovery of those injured. @IndiainToronto will provide all necessary support and assistance. https://t.co/MAkMz0uwJ7
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) March 14, 2022
The victims were students in colleges in Montreal and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). OPP Constable Maggie Pickettsaid: “It’s a tragedy. Nobody wants to respond to that call for service, but we’re there, we’re working”. There are over 200,000 Indian students currently studying in colleges in Canada.
