5 Indian Students Killed In Road Crash Near Toronto In Canada

Five Indian students died in a road accident in Canada near Toronto on Saturday morning. The accident occurred near Belleville and Trenton on Highway 401, news agency CTV News Ottawa reported. The accident occurred on the highway between Aikins Road and Saint Hilaire Road early Saturday morning when a tractor-trailer and passenger van collided with each other.

Taking to Twitter, the Indian envoy expressed his condolences to the families of the students and said the Indian embassy in Toronto is providing all possible help to the friends of the victims.

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"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," Mr Bisaria tweeted.

Heart-breaking tragedy in Canada: 5 Indians students passed away in an auto accident near Toronto on Saturday. Two others in hospital. Deepest condolences to the families of the victims. @IndiainToronto team in touch with friends of the victims for assistance. @MEAIndia

¡ª Ajay Bisaria (@Ajaybis) March 14, 2022

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also condoled the demise of the 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.

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

¡ª Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) March 14, 2022

According to Quinte West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the students who were killed were identified as Harpreet Singh, Jaspinder Singh, Karanpal Singh, Mohit Chouhan, and Pawan Kumar, all in age from 21 to 24 years old.

The students who were studying in the Greater Toronto and Montreal areas were travelling in a passenger van on Highway 401on Saturday morning when their van collided with a tractor-trailer around 3:45 a.m. An investigation into the crash is underway, officials added.

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