Video: Trucker from India, an illegal migrant, takes wrong turn, kills 3 in US

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A crash on the Florida Turnpike resulted in the deaths of three people after a tractor-trailer driven by an illegal immigrant from India made a dangerous U-turn, US authorities said. The incident, captured on video inside the truck, shows the moment the driver attempted the illegal manoeuvre that caused the fatal collision.The driver, identified as Harjinder Singh, originally from India, faces three counts of vehicular homicide.advertisementAccording to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the crash occurred on August 12 in St Lucie County when Singh attempted a U-turn through a restricted "Official Use Only" access point. His truck blocked all lanes, causing a minivan to crash into the vehicle, instantly killing the occupants.
Images from the crash site revealed the van was completely destroyed, with its roof ripped open and debris strewn all over the roadway.Rescue teams employed hydraulic lifts to raise the trailer and retrieve the victims, while 28-year-old Singh stood close by, showing no visible reaction. The driver of the minivan, a 30-year-old man from Florida City, was airlifted to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital and later died from his injuries, CBS News reported.Other passengers, a 37-year-old woman from Pompano Beach and a 54-year-old man from Miami, were pronounced dead at the scene. Their names have not been released, according to the CBC.HARJINDER SING ENTERED US ILLEGALLY IN 2018: DHSUS Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday that Singh entered the US illegally from Mexico in 2018 and later obtained a commercial driving licence in California, one of 19 states plus the District of Columbia that issue licences regardless of immigration status, according to the National Immigration Law Center, CBC reported.He was arrested by Border Patrol two days later in California.According to Fox News, he now faces deportation and three counts of homicide—negligent manslaughter/vehicle following the incident on the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce that occurred last Tuesday.SINGH WAS RELEASED ON BOND AFTER HE CLAIMED THREAT TO LIFEDHS said that Singh had initially been processed for expedited removal in 2018, but after claiming a threat to life if he returned to his home country (India)–a fear that was affirmed by US Citizenship and Immigration Services, he was released on a $5,000 (Approximately Rs 4,15,000) immigration bond, Fox News reported.According to the DHS, Singh has said he does not have a serious physical or mental medical condition.He has also claimed that he is single, has no minor dependent children, and is not a victim of domestic violence in the US or human trafficking, Fox News reported, citing DHS.advertisement"After careful consideration of all factors and available records, Singh is considered a significant threat to public safety and is an exceptional circumstance warranting enforcement action due to the serious nature of his criminal history," DHS said.Under Florida law, vehicular homicide is a second-degree felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison, according to Newsweek.At the conclusion of his state charges, he will be deported, Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Dave Kerner said.- EndsMust Watch