April 2, 2012, Brampton – International student of Indian origin from Gurdaspur district in Punjab succumbed to injuries in a fatal car accident that took place at the intersection of Bovaird and Torbram in Brampton.

Jagbeer Singh Saini, a 27 year-old International student who recently finished his Business Management studies from Humber College, died on the stop of major collision. While his friend, Prashant Panwar a 25 year-old Brampton man, is currently in critical condition. Another passenger received non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital.

The driver of the colliding car 2011 GMC suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to local hospital.

The major collision took place on Sunday, April 1, 2012, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the victim was a passenger in a 2000 Audi A6Q which was travelling southbound Torbram Road, in Brampton. The vehicle was being driven by another resident of Brampton. When the vehicle entered the intersection of Bovaird Road, it violently collided with another vehicle described as 2011 GMC Acadia, operated by a 42 year-old Brampton man which was eastbound on Bovaird Road. The collision was within the intersection of Bovaird and Torbram.

The driver of the Audi, Prashant Panwar a 25 year-old Brampton man has been charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Death, and two counts of Impaired Operation Causing Bodily Harm. Panwar’s court date has not been set as he is currently in critical condition in a Toronto area trauma centre.

“Jagbeer never drank alcohol in past two years of stay with us as our room-mate. It was sheer misfortune that he met this fate,” shared remorseful Sunny and Navjot, room-mates of two years with Jagbeer Singh Saini.

Funds are required for sending the corpse to native town Gurdaspur, Punjab, India. Total cost of this will be around $11000. Jagbeer’s family’s economic condition is not strong enough to arrange for such funds in limited time. Therefore, Jagbeer’s friends have requested community members and specially youth to donate generously to facilitate this transfer.

Please donate as per your convenience at three available options as follows:
• Direct deposit to: Jagbeer Singh Saini In Trust, T.D. Bank Account no. 2124-5249154; Transit no. 21242. Inst. No. 004.

• In person donation boxes at
- Uppal Travels at 2907 Derry Rd E, Mississauga – contact no, 905- 676-8200
 -Rexdale Gurudwara

• Jagbeer’s friends can be contacted at :
• 647 825 3002 for Sunny and
• 647 532 4280 for Navjot