Ontario Provincial Police in Quinte West, in a statement, said that Harpreet Singh, Jaspinder Singh, Karanpal Singh, Mohit Chouhan and Pawan Kumar were pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the report, the students were travelling west in a passenger van on Highway 401 on Saturday morning, when they collided with a tractor-trailer at around 3:45 am .
Deepest condolences to the families of the victims. @IndiainToronto team in touch with friends of the victims for assistance”, he said.
The road accident is the second tragic incident involving Indian nationals in Canada in three months.