Trucker charged in crash that killed Carbon, Alta., man

Mounties have laid charges against an Airdrie, Alta., trucker for his role in a fatal crash last November.

Authorities say Navdeep Singh Gakhal, 37, is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.

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Gakhal was behind the wheel of a semi-tractor trailer that collided with a sedan at the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 836 at 7 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2024.

The sole occupant of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other people, passengers of the truck, were seriously injured in the crash and sent to hospital.

Gakhal is scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Drumheller on March 14.