Karanpal Singh had only been living in Canada about six months before his life was cut short by a crash on Ontario’s Highway 401 over the weekend, killing him along with four other young students from India.
Singh, 22, had been living in Brampton and studying part-time in Montreal.
In his short time here, he had become very close with Jagroop Singh, a cousin of his who lived nearby.
“He was a great person,” Jagroop told CBC News. “It’s unexplainable because…he should be alive.”
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Singh and seven others were travelling in a passenger van from Montreal to Brampton early Saturday morning. Police believe the van had