"Illegal Immigrant": Team Trump After Indian-Origin Man's Wrong U-Turn Kills 3 In US

Three people were killed on Florida's Turnpike on Saturday after a semi-truck made an illegal U-turn, causing a collision. 

The incident involved a semi-truck and trailer that jackknifed and landed on top of a black 2015 Chrysler Town & Country passenger van, across the northbound lanes in St. Lucie County, close to the 170-mile marker.

The semi-truck attempted an illegal U-turn at an "Official Use Only" bend while it was in the right lane of the northbound Turnpike, TCPalm News reported.

St Lucie Fire Rescue raced to the area to rescue people trapped in the wreckage. Despite their efforts, three people in the passenger car were declared dead at the scene.

The dead were identified as a 30-year-old man from Florida City, a 37-year-old woman from Pompano Beach, and a 54-year-old man from Miami.

According to preliminary reports, the deadly crash was caused by a Sikh man, identified as Harjinder Singh. Mr Singh was arrested by US Marshals in California on Saturday on a warrant for three counts of vehicular homicide.

As per officials, the man crossed the California border illegally in September 2018 and was arrested by Border Patrol. He was then processed for fast-track deportation but he "claimed fear of going back to India", they said. Mr Singh was released on a $5,000 immigration bond in January 2019 after being given a Notice to Appear. He has remained in immigration proceedings ever since. 

Highway officials claimed the collision occurred around 3 pm on Monday, when the truck and minivan were heading north on the turnpike. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the semi-truck, which was towing a box trailer, was in the outer lane when it tried to do a U-turn into a section of the turnpike designated as "official use only."

According to the agency, the minivan, in the inside lane, was "unable to avoid" the semi tractor-trailer as it crossed "over all northbound travel lanes" to make the U-turn on the access road. The minivan crashed into the trailer and became jammed beneath its left side.

According to St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office's Facebook post, the crash completely halted traffic, and all northbound lanes of the Turnpike were shut down for hours while rescuers removed the wrecked vehicles and authorities performed the investigation. Drivers were advised to take other routes and to stay away from the vicinity, where they might expect significant delays.