Three members from three generations of a Calgary family have died following a head-on collision in Texas Saturday.
On July 14 at around 7 p.m. local time, a minivan carrying Upinderjit Minhas, his wife Jasleen, their three young children and Minhas’ mother Nirmal Kaur Minhas, collided with a semi-truck northwest of Amarillo, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
Nirmal Kaur Minhas, 68, and her grandson, six-year-old Meharpratap Minhas, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Upinderjit Minhas, who would have celebrated his 39th birthday Tuesday, succumbed to his injuries later in hospital.
Jasleen and her two daughters — 10-year-old Mehakdeep and eight-year-old Japuleen — were hospitalized following the crash. Mehakdeep was airlifted to Lubbock, Texas in critical condition. According to hospital officials, she was in critical condition as of 3:30 p.m. MT Tuesday.
Jasleen was in stable condition as of Tuesday afternoon; Japuleen had been released from hospital.
WATCH: Three members from three generations of a Calgary family have died following a head-on collision in Texas on July 14.
Family member Harcharan Parhar said the family was on their way to visit Jasleen Minhas’ parents in Houston.
“It’s very shocking for everybody,” Parhar said.
The family is planning three funerals in Lubbock for July 22.
A temple service is planned for July 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. MT at the Damesh Culture Centre in Calgary, Parhar said.
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