Manitoba RCMP have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for the semi-driver concerned in a crash that left an eight-year-old lady and her mom deceased.
Navjeet Singh, a 25-year-old man from Brampton, Ont., is needed on two counts of harmful operation of a motorized vehicle inflicting loss of life and one depend of obstructing a peace officer.
The fees haven’t been examined in courtroom.
They arrive in connection to the lethal crash final Friday night about 13 kilometres west of Altona, Man. Investigators alleged the motive force of the semi-truck did not cease at an intersection and plowed into an SUV.
The driving force of the SUV, 35-year-old Sara Unger, was killed on the scene. Her eight-year-old daughter Alexa was taken to hospital the place she later died.
35-year-old Sara Unger and her eight-year-old daughter Alexa are seen on this undated photograph. The mom and little one had been killed in a crash on Nov. 15, 2024, about 13 kilometres west of Altona, Man. (Supply: GoFundMe)
On the time, police mentioned the motive force of the semi—whom police have recognized as Singh—was taken to hospital, handled for accidents, and launched.
“He wasn’t arrested. You don’t want to jump the gun on an arrest on a file like this,” Sgt. Paul Manaigre with the Manitoba RCMP advised Ontario Chronicle. “You want to have all your ducks in a row before you kind of make the arrest, because then it begins the court process.”
However as of Thursday, RCMP mentioned investigators can’t discover Singh.
Manaigre mentioned following Singh’s launch from hospital, investigators had organized to satisfy him in Winnipeg earlier this week so he might present a press release. RCMP allege Singh didn’t present up for the assembly.
“That’s when the concern was that maybe he’s left the city or perhaps even the province. So the decision was made to get the Canada-wide warrant,” Manaigre mentioned.
He mentioned police issued charges in opposition to Singh on Wednesday, together with the Canada-wide arrest warrant.
“We’re just asking for the public’s assistance, not to draw any conclusions,” Manaigre mentioned. “There is still work to be done in this file.”
Anybody with data is requested to name native police or the Pembina Valley RCMP at 204-822-5469. Individuals may also report it to Crimestoppers on-line or by calling 1-800-222-8477.
