In a tragic incident, five Indian students were killed in a road mishap in Canada. The students were travelling in a passenger van and it collided with a tractor-trailer on the Ontario highway (Highway 401)
on Saturday. Taking to Twitter, the Indian envoy expressed his condolences to the families of the students and said the Indian embassy in Toronto is trying its best in providing all the help to the kin of the victims.
Indian High Commissioner to Canada Ajay Bisaria tweeted – “Heart-breaking tragedy in Canada: 5 Indian students passed away in an auto accident near Toronto on Saturday. Two others in the hospital. Deepest condolences to the families of the victims. @IndiainToronto team in touch with friends of the victims for assistance”.
The Quinte West Ontario Provincial Police said that the students who were killed were identified as Harpreet Singh, Jaspinder Singh, Karanpal Singh, Mohit Chouhan, and Pawan Kumar. They were all students in the Greater Toronto and Montreal areas.
A couple of hours ago, even external Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also condoled the demise of Indian students who were killed in the accident. “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,” the minister tweeted.
Meanwhile, two other passengers were injured and undergoing treatment in a city hospital. The investigation into the crash is underway, and no charges have been laid on any person involved in the accident.
This post was last modified on 24 March 2022 6:51 am
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