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  • Student identified as Kartik Saini, hailed from Karnal
  • Reports: Kartik died on the spot
  • Police have launched investigation

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20-year-old Kartik Saini was a student at Sheridan College in Toronto. The fatal accident happened on November 23

Indian student dies after being hit, dragged by truck in Canada

A 20-year-old Indian student was killed after he was hit and dragged by a pickup truck while crossing a road on a cycle here, according to a media report.
Though the police have not yet identified the victim, news website cbc.ca in a report published on Friday quoted the victim's cousin Parveen Saini as saying that Kartik Saini came to Canada from India in August 2021.
Parveen Saini spoke from Karnal, Haryana, where their family is from, the report said.
The family is hoping that Kartik's body will be sent to India as soon as possible for proper burial, Parveen said.
Sheridan College has confirmed that Kartik was a student there, the report said.
According to police the fatal collision happened at the intersection of Yonge Street and St Clair Avenue at about 4:30 pm on Wednesday evening.
The cyclist died after being struck and dragged by a pickup truck in midtown, it said in a press release on Thursday.

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Emergency services tried to free the cyclist and revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Constable Laura Brabant, spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service, said the investigation into the collision is on.

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