According to Quinte West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the students who were killed were identified as Harpreet Singh, Jaspinder Singh, Karanpal Singh, Mohit Chouhan, and Pawan Kumar.

Deeply mourn the passing away of 5 Indian students in Canada. Condolences to their families. Pray for the recovery of those injured. @IndiainToronto will provide all necessary support and assistance. https://t.co/MAkMz0uwJ7

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) March 14, 2022

The police officials said they were all students in the Greater Toronto and Montreal areas.

An investigation into the crash is underway, officials added.

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