A national arrest warrant has been issued for a 25-year-old Ontario man accused of driving a semi-trailer truck by means of a cease signal earlier than a crash that killed a Manitoba mom and daughter.
RCMP charged Navjeet Singh with two counts of harmful operation of a motorcar inflicting dying and one rely of obstructing a police officer on Wednesday, police mentioned in a information launch.
Efforts to seek out the 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont., in Winnipeg have been unsuccessful, and police say they’ve issued a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest.
Police allege Singh drove a semi by means of a cease signal on Freeway 201 on Friday night, crashing into an SUV on the intersection of highways 201 and 306, about 13 kilometres west of the city of Altona, Man.
RCMP beforehand mentioned Singh was taken to hospital, the place he was handled for accidents and launched.
Anybody with data on Singh’s whereabouts is requested to contact their native police detachment, the Pembina Valley RCMP at 204-822-5469, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or on their web site.
The crash killed Sara Unger, 35, and her daughter Alexa Unger, 8. They have been heading residence from the grocery retailer, members of the family beforehand advised Ontario Chronicle.
The 2 have been from the agricultural municipality of Rhineland, which surrounds Altona, about 90 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg.
Sara was pronounced deceased on the scene. Alexa, who was a passenger within the SUV, was airlifted to Winnipeg’s Well being Sciences Centre, the place she died from her accidents.
A witness to the crash who had been travelling behind the SUV advised RCMP she slowed down as a result of she noticed the semi approaching the intersection at excessive pace, Manitoba RCMP Sgt. Paul Manaigre beforehand advised Ontario Chronicle.
