Friends identify Victoria cab driver killed by truck allegedly fleeing police

Friends of a taxi operator killed successful Victoria by a operator allegedly fleeing constabulary are raising wealth to nonstop his remains home.

Supporters person identified the unfortunate arsenic Rajinder “Ronnie” Singh, a 24-year-old Victoria cab driver.

The Independent Investigations Office (IIO), which is reviewing the circumstances of the crash, said it happened astir 1 a.m. Saturday greeting connected Douglas Street.

The watchdog said constabulary were trying to halt a Nissan pickup motortruck that was allegedly driving erratically connected Douglas adjacent Courtenay Street, but the operator failed to propulsion over.

The operator past struck a transit autobus and different conveyance astatine the intersection of Douglas and Humbolt streets, according to the IIO.

There were nary passengers connected the autobus astatine the time, but Singh, who was successful the 2nd vehicle, died astatine the scene.

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The Nissan operator was taken into custody.

A crowdfunding run for Singh said helium was killed successful a head-on collision. The GoFundMe run said helium worked arsenic a taxi operator astatine nighttime and juggled aggregate jobs to assistance enactment his ailing parents successful India.

“As we travel to presumption with this tragedy, we privation to grant Ronnie’s past wish: to beryllium cremated and returned to India, wherever helium tin remainder successful bid among his loved ones. However, the fiscal load of this process is overwhelming for his family,” the GoFundMe states.

By Monday evening the run had raised much than $50,000.

The IIO, which probes each police-related incidents that effect successful superior wounded oregon decease careless of allegations of wrongdoing, is reviewing the incident.