August 22,2025
RED FM News Desk
RCMP report that an Ontario truck driver, wanted for evading police for nine months, has been arrested in connection with a Manitoba crash that killed a woman and her eight-year-old daughter.
Navjeet Singh was taken into custody Thursday at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport by Peel Regional Police and Canada Border Services Agency officers. Authorities say he arrived in Canada on an Ethiopian Airlines flight.
Singh, a Brampton, Ontario resident, was charged in November with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and obstructing a peace officer.
Police allege Singh was driving a semi-trailer that failed to stop at a rural intersection west of Altona, Manitoba, colliding with an SUV. The 35-year-old mother and her daughter were killed, while Singh was hospitalized and later released.
He is expected to be escorted back to Manitoba in the coming days, where he will be remanded into custody.
“This has been an extremely difficult time for the family. We thank everyone who shared their concerns and comments — together we ensured this arrest was successful,” said Cpl. Jamie Sokolosky of the Pembina Valley RCMP in a Friday statement.
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