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Sanehpal Singh Randhawa, who died early Sunday morning, had worked for Yellow Cab since 2015. It appears the driver of the Car2Go may have t-boned the taxi after running a red light, according to police. B.C.'s police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office, has been notified, as it's believed the driver of the Car2Go may have evaded officers at an impaired-driving roadblock prior to the collision.
VANCOUVER – A young Indo-Canadian cab driver was killed in an early-morning crash Sunday between his taxi and a Car2Go smart car in East Vancouver. The smart car was allegedly driven by a drunk driver trying to get away from police checkpoint to catch drunk drivers.
Twenty-year-old cabbie Sanehpal Singh Randhawa, who had worked for Yellow Cab since 2015, died at after he and the other driver were transported to the hospital.
It appears the driver of the Car2Go may have t-boned the taxi after running a red light, according to police.
B.C.'s police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office, has been notified, as it's believed the driver of the Car2Go may have evaded officers at an impaired-driving roadblock prior to the collision.
Vancouver police said the crash sent three other people to the hospital. VPD's Collision Investigation Unit is now collecting evidence and believes speed and alcohol were factors.
The collision happened around 3:30 a.m. PT Sunday at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Renfrew Street, police said. The force of the collision sent the taxi into the Royal Bank on the southeast corner, causing damage to the building.
VPD officers and paramedics from BC Ambulance Service arrived moments later and provided first aid. Both drivers were taken to hospital, where the 28-year-old male taxi driver was pronounced dead.
The driver of the car2go – a man in his 20s – remains in hospital with serious injuries. Two passengers in the taxi were also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
This is Vancouver’s 14th traffic-related fatality of 2019.
Sanehpal’s friend Harmandeep Singh Randhawa (no relation) described the deceased as a hardworking and committed family man.
"He was about to get his life started, everything was all sorted out. Nobody expected this," said Harmandeep Singh Randhawa.
"He was a really hardworking man. He talked to his family every day."
Randhawa had just put a down payment on a new condo in Surrey and was set to move in the new year, according to Yellow Cab president Kulwant Sahota, reported CBC News.
Harmandeep Singh Randhawa said both he and SanehpalRandhawa moved from Punjab, India, to Brampton, Ont., in 2010.
They lived together during their first few years in Canada as they studied computer programing at Sheridan College. Sanehpal eventually moved to Calgary, then Vancouver.
Most of Randhawa's family live in Punjab, India, according to Sahota and Harmandeep Singh Randhawa.
"It is unbelievable what happened. I'll miss him. We had really good memories together. That's what he left with us," said Harmandeep Singh Randhawa, reported CBC News.
Anyone who witnessed the collision, or saw the vehicles driving prior to the crash, is asked to call the VPD Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012.
