Milton man charged in fatal crash of three Mississauga family members

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Published June 24, 2022 at 2:23 pm

Charges have been laid in a fatal crash that happened in Milton last year that claimed the lives of Athula Karunananda, left, Somikelum Karunananda, centre, and their daughter Predeepa. FACEBOOK PHOTO

A 29-year-old Milton man has been charged with three counts of dangerous driving causing death after a fatal crash in Milton last year killed three members of a Mississauga family.

Halton Regional Police told inhalton.com that Shuvanga Khanal is scheduled to next appear in court on Jan. 30, 2023.

The multi-vehicle crash happened just after midnight back on June 19, 2021 and took the lives of Athula Karunananda, 56, his wife, Somikelum Karunananda and their daughter Predeepa, 28.

Police say a Cadillac sedan driven by Khanal was travelling southbound on Fourth Line when it collided with an SUV, with the Karunananda family inside, going eastbound on Britannia Road at around 12:30 a.m.

The two vehicles had extensive damage as a result of the crash.

“Two of the SUV’s occupants died at the scene while the third succumbed to their injuries during EMS transport to a trauma centre,” Halton police said in a statement following the crash.

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