2 siblings among 3 Punjabi students killed in road accident in Canada

Patiala, July 29

Three students from Punjab were killed in a road accident at the city of Mountain in Canada on Saturday.

According to reports, among the victims were two siblings from Malaud village in Ludhiana — identified as Harman Somal (23) and Navjot Somal (19).

The third victim was a girl named Rashmdeep Kaur (23), daughter of Bhupinder Singh and Suchet Kaur, both government teachers, from Samana in Sangrur district.

Sharing details Chamkaur Singh, uncle of Rashamdeep Kaur, said that the students were returning by a taxi after submitting their PR files in Mountain City when one of the car tyres busted and led to toppling of the vehicle.

All three students died, while the taxi driver survived the incident. Chamkaur Singh said that Rashamdeep Kaur had gone to Canada four years ago.

According to a government data, 633 incidents of death of Indian students abroad were reported in the last five years due to various reasons, including natural causes, with Canada topping the list with 172 cases.