Ottawa: A crash on the 10 Freeway in Canada's Ontario claimed three lives on Tuesday. Meanwhile, six others were also injured in the crash. A 21-year-old Indian-origin man was driving the truck, which rammed into multiple vehicles on the 10 Freeway. The accident was caught on the dashcam of the truck involved in the accident.
The clip, obtained by ABC7, shows that the semitruck rammed into the back of an SUV before hitting multiple vehicles on the highway. The 21-year-old driver has been identified as Jashanpreet Singh. He was reportedly under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident.
According to local reports, at least eight vehicles were involved in the deadly crash that took place at around 1:10 pm Tuesday (US time). The incident took place almost two months after three people were killed in a crash in Florida as an Indian-Origin Punjabi truck driver, Harjinder Singh, took an illegal U-turn on the Turnpike on August 12. The trial in the Florida crash is still underway.
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Who Is Jashanpreet Singh?
Jashanpreet Singh is a resident of Yuba City in United States' Northern California. However, it is still not clear whether he is a US citizen or illegally migrated into the country. However, netizens claimed that Jashanpreet entered the US illegally. So far, officials have not disclosed further details about the Sikh truck driver.
After the Florida Turnpike incident, the US had stopped issuing visas for truck drivers. The announcement in this regard was made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The decision was taken in the backdrop of the deadly crash in Florida, involving Harjinder Singh.
"Effective immediately we are pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers," Rubio had written on X.
"The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on US roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers," he had added.
