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Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the truck driver of Indian descent who was responsible for the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus accident, lost the Canadian legal battle to prevent his deportation to India. The truck driver entered a guilty plea to the accusations of reckless driving on Thursday, but the judge denied his request. Sidhu's attempt to remain in Canada was unsuccessful. Thirteen individuals were injured and sixteen people died in the collision.
The Indian-born truck driver, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus catastrophe, lost the Canadian legal battle to stop his deportation to India. On Thursday, the truck driver pleaded guilty to the charges of reckless driving; nevertheless, the judge rejected his motion. Sidhu failed in his effort to stay in Canada. In the collision, sixteen people lost their lives and thirteen people were injured. Sidhu was sentenced to eight years in prison and had worked for less than a month before the catastrophe. At the intersection of Saskatchewan Highways 35 and 335, near Armley, Saskatchewan, there was an accident on April 6, 2018.
Sidhu, a recently married permanent resident of Saskatchewan, ran a stop sign at a remote intersection outside Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and wound up in the path of the bus carrying the junior hockey team to a playoff game. Sidhu was granted parole earlier this year after the Canada Border Services Agency recommended his deportation. Sidhu’s lawyer, Michael Greene, argued in September before a Federal Court that border services officials neglected to consider Sidhu’s previous clean criminal record and his remorse. In addition, Greene requested an order for the agency to review the matter and overturn the decision. Sidhu’s submissions to this court were backed by circumstances that were extremely detrimental to all parties involved.
“Many lives were lost, many others were ripped apart, and many aspirations and dreams were broken,” Chief Justice Paul Crampton said in his closing remarks. Crampton said border officials evaluated Sidhu fairly, considering his background and his “extraordinary degree of genuine, heart-wrenching remorse,” a reporter reported.
