Indian trucker held in US for fatal hit-and-run; 5th case in 9 months

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Published 5/22/2026, 5:22:00 PM · Updated 5/23/2026, 1:34:20 AMBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

Indian trucker held in US for fatal hit-and-run; 5th case in 9 months

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  • BATHINDA: US authorities have arrested Manvir Singh, an undocumented Indian national, following a hit-and-run near Lodi, California, that killed two people.Singh's arrest marks the fifth time in nine months that an Indian-origin trucker has been detained following a US road fatality, bringing the death toll across these incidents to 11.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday said Singh veered off the road, struck a guardrail, and triggered a collision before fleeing on foot.
  • Singh, who was apprehended and released at the Arizona border in 2023, now faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run in San Joaquin County.
  • The DHS posted on X, "This alien never should have been behind the wheel of a semi-truck."The Lodi crash is the latest in a series of fatalities involving Indian nationals.On Feb 2026, Sukhdeep Singh, 25, allegedly ran a red light in Indiana, killing a 64-year-old man.
  • Singh, an undocumented immigrant since...

Published May 22, 2026.

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BATHINDA: US authorities have arrested Manvir Singh, an undocumented Indian national, following a hit-and-run near Lodi, California, that killed two people.Singh's arrest marks the fifth

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  • BATHINDA: US authorities have arrested Manvir Singh, an undocumented Indian national, following a hit-and-run near Lodi, California, that killed two people.Singh's arrest marks the fifth time in nine months that an Indian-origin trucker has been detained following a US road fatality, bringing the death toll across these incidents to 11.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday said Singh veered off the road, struck a guardrail, and triggered a collision before fleeing on foot.
  • Singh, who was apprehended and released at the Arizona border in 2023, now faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run in San Joaquin County.
  • The DHS posted on X, "This alien never should have been behind the wheel of a semi-truck."The Lodi crash is the latest in a series of fatalities involving Indian nationals.On Feb 2026, Sukhdeep Singh, 25, allegedly ran a red light in Indiana, killing a 64-year-old man.
  • Singh, an undocumented immigrant since 2018, obtained his commercial licence in May 2025.
  • In Nov 2025, Rajinder Kumar, 32, was charged in a crash that killed two newlyweds in Oregon.

📌 Source: Times of India

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